January 18, 2016
SAN FRANCISCO (KTVU) - With San Francisco (click here) hosting Super Bowl City (click here) and Santa Clara hosting the game itself, federal officials say they're assessing all security threats.
SAN FRANCISCO (KTVU) - With San Francisco (click here) hosting Super Bowl City (click here) and Santa Clara hosting the game itself, federal officials say they're assessing all security threats.
In a memo to various law enforcement agencies, what the FBI and the Department of Homeland Security are looking at include a series of unsolved vandalism of fiber optic cables in California....
There have been insults to the cable network at the stadium where the Superbowl will be played. It is probably attempts to steal transmissions. The FBI is concerned it might be more and cause safety issues at the stadium.
..."Every criminal act doesn't have to be terrorism because it's disruptive to the financial institution or disruptive to Silicon Valley. People can get a lot of bang for the buck by cutting a fiber optic cable but it doesn't mean they're a terrorist group, “said Harp....
I think the FBI is taking every precaution including protecting any transmissions to viewers at home.
...Harp says the threat of a fiber optic attack is minimal....
There have been insults to the cable network at the stadium where the Superbowl will be played. It is probably attempts to steal transmissions. The FBI is concerned it might be more and cause safety issues at the stadium.
..."Every criminal act doesn't have to be terrorism because it's disruptive to the financial institution or disruptive to Silicon Valley. People can get a lot of bang for the buck by cutting a fiber optic cable but it doesn't mean they're a terrorist group, “said Harp....
I think the FBI is taking every precaution including protecting any transmissions to viewers at home.
...Harp says the threat of a fiber optic attack is minimal....
