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This issue highlights a significant security risk to the undersea fiber-optic cables that Silicon Valley giants like Google and Meta own and rely on. These companies depend on specialised construction and repair firms, including foreign-owned ones
US national security officials have reportedly warned Google, Meta and other firms that their undersea internet cables could be at risk of tampering by China-controlled repair ships.
U.S. authorities have privately alerted telecom companies about the potential susceptibility of undersea internet cables in the Pacific Ocean to meddling by Chinese repair ships.