Egypt

Historical telecommunications security milestones, vulnerabilities, wiretapping incidents, and signaling exploits recorded in Egypt.

RECORDS INDEXED2

SPAN2008–2011

AVG SEVERITY8.7 / 10

Intercept Log — Egypt

002 RECORDS

2008

Data

8.9

SEA-ME-WE 4 & FLAG FEA Submarine Fiber Cuts off Alexandria, Egypt

Ship anchor drags severed multiple major undersea optical cables simultaneously near Alexandria, knocking out 70% of Egypt's internet and 60% of India's international telecom capacity within minutes.

2011

Data

8.5

Egypt Withdraws Itself from the Internet and Suspends Mobile Networks During the January 25 Revolution

At 22:34 UTC on 27 January 2011 (00:34 on 28 January in Cairo) Egypt's ISPs withdrew nearly all their BGP routes, and on 28 January the government ordered Vodafone, Mobinil and Etisalat to suspend mobile services in specified areas; internet routes returned on 2 February.