Federal agents blocked a cyberattack launched against a submarine cable in Hawaii that provides phone and internet services to several countries. Homeland Security Investigation agents say an unnamed Oahu-based private company that manages the cable was targeted by an international hacking group, but did not provide more details on the nationality or other specifics of the actors. Some experts say that the breach was on the servers and likely did not damage the cables. The outcome could have been comparable to the Colonial Pipelines cyberattack, which shut down critical gas pipelines on the U.S. East Coast, says Eric Byres.”]
Source: https://www.bankinfosecurity.com/feds-disrupt-cyberattack-aimed-at-pacific-communications-a-18907