The Syrian government blamed a third party for the damage on its undersea cable that connects it to Egypt. Damascus didn't mention any specific state or non-state actor, but its location makes it a prime target for disruption.
Finnish prosecutors charged two crew members of a cargo ship suspected of deliberately damaging two undersea cables at the turn of the year, with two more remaining detained in Finland. This is the second investigation to result in charges, although the first case failed to secure a conviction, with the case still on appeal.
Netgear filed counterclaims against TP-Link in federal court in Delaware on June 11, accusing its larger rival of false advertising under the Lanham Act.
Finland's National Bureau of Investigation has concluded its criminal investigation into the damage to two undersea telecommunications cables in the Gulf of Finland on December 31st.