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Title: Apparently she didn't call before she dug...
Post by: MP-Ryan on April 07, 2011, 02:33:27 pm
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/technology/tech-news/75-year-old-accused-of-bringing-down-georgia-armenia-internet/article1974944/

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An elderly Georgian woman who allegedly shut off Internet service in her country and neighbouring Armenia while scavenging for copper cable is facing charges that could lead to three years in prison.

Authorities say 75-year-old Aiyastan Shakaryan severed a fibreoptics cable on March 28, shutting off the information highway in much of Georgia and all of Armenia for several hours. The cable ran parallel to a railroad track in eastern Georgia where she was allegedly scavenging.

Georgian Interior Ministry spokesman Zurab Gvenetadze said Thursday she has been charged with property destruction, which carries a sentence of up to three years, but it's probable she would get a lighter sentence because of her age.

Shakaryan on Thursday told television channel Imedi that she isn't guilty.

I'm sorry, but I just have to do this...

BWUAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA...

*GASP*

...AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA  :wakka:
Title: Re: Apparently she didn't call before she dug...
Post by: Flipside on April 07, 2011, 02:42:56 pm
Read about this, I wish I knew more details of the case, since it seems to me that there is a strange irony in there (or at the least, a strange coppery ;)).
Title: Re: Apparently she didn't call before she dug...
Post by: MP-Ryan on April 07, 2011, 02:43:49 pm
Read about this, I wish I knew more details of the case, since it seems to me that there is a strange irony in there (or at the least, a strange coppery ;)).

I see what you did there  :yes:
Title: Re: Apparently she didn't call before she dug...
Post by: StarSlayer on April 07, 2011, 03:25:40 pm
(http://www.beartoothelectric.com/assets/Uploads/Dig-Safe-Logo.jpg)
Title: Re: Apparently she didn't call before she dug...
Post by: Mongoose on April 07, 2011, 04:43:56 pm
Nice to know those nations' infrastructures are so robust. :lol:
Title: Re: Apparently she didn't call before she dug...
Post by: headdie on April 07, 2011, 04:59:23 pm
Nice to know those nations' infrastructures are so robust. :lol:

I'm actually impressed the downtime was only a few hours
Title: Re: Apparently she didn't call before she dug...
Post by: Flipside on April 07, 2011, 05:00:28 pm
The jokes about Digg or Shovelware are bound to follow..... ;)
Title: Re: Apparently she didn't call before she dug...
Post by: Slasher on April 07, 2011, 05:17:03 pm
Nice to know those nations' infrastructures are so robust. :lol:

No kidding.  One cable and they lose the internets?  At least her defense can be that she was looking to steal copper cable, not fiber optic cable. 
Title: Re: Apparently she didn't call before she dug...
Post by: Lucika on April 07, 2011, 05:19:19 pm
How deep are those cables? 20 cm? :nervous:
Title: Re: Apparently she didn't call before she dug...
Post by: Dragon on April 07, 2011, 05:56:06 pm
Two countries on a single cable?
Less than a meter underground?
And I thought my connection was bad...  :)
Title: Re: Apparently she didn't call before she dug...
Post by: Kszyhu on April 08, 2011, 01:31:23 am
Now, that's DoS done right. And who said that manual hacking doesn't work?
Title: Re: Apparently she didn't call before she dug...
Post by: headdie on April 08, 2011, 01:50:38 am
Now, that's DoS done right. And who said that manual hacking doesn't work?
lol

well chuckle out loud
Title: Re: Apparently she didn't call before she dug...
Post by: -Sara- on April 09, 2011, 01:41:47 pm
Just give the woman a loaf of bread and tell her off. 75 and to jail? Pfft.

It's a bit shocking a countries communications can be leveled by cutting a wire.
Title: Re: Apparently she didn't call before she dug...
Post by: Kolgena on April 09, 2011, 04:34:22 pm
Now, that's DoS done right. And who said that manual hacking doesn't work?
:yes: