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Two men were arrested in Washington State for vandalizing four electrical substations over the holidays, an act that left thousands without power. While initially feared to be domestic terrorism, the suspects told investigators they knocked out the power to burglarize a business and steal from a cash register. The show concludes with a list of upcoming meetups in Denver, Oklahoma City, and Toronto.
Infrastructure Vandalism and Grid Reverse Engineering
A theory is proposed that recent incidents of fiber optic cable vandalism across the United States are actually tests to reverse-engineer the national grid. By breaking connections in specific locations and observing the results, unknown actors could be identifying the most vulnerable points to bring down the entire network. These localized events often go unreported by national news outlets.
