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Fibre-optic networks vulnerable to hacking
IDC research analyst Romain Fouchereau said that the reputation of a fibre-optic cable network as more secure than copper cables wasn’t justified, and that new and inexpensive technologies have now made data theft easily possible for hackers without detection
Copper Utility Theft - Electrical Safety Foundation International
ESFI 2008 Utility Copper Theft Baseline Survey Power Lines
ESFI has released the results of its 2008 Copper Theft Baseline Survey of Utilities, an innovative new instrument developed to measure the frequency and impact of copper wire theft and how it is being addressed by major utility stakeholders across the country.
ESFI worked closely with the Edison Electrical Institute, the National Rural Electrical Cooperative Association, and the American Public Power Association to create and administer a confidential survey that would extract detailed information from shareholders and community-owned utility members about their first-hand experience with this growing problem.
FBI: Copper thieves threaten national security
The agency's intelligence report on copper thefts says the thieves are now impacting critical infrastructure in the U.S. The threat assessment, released Thursday, cites a crime committed at a Polk County electrical substation as a prime example.
Power Substation Robbed Of Copper Wire (with video)
Thieves broke into an American Electric Power substation
New Copper Law Intended To Cool Off Air-Conditioner Thefts
State lawmakers had victims like Moore in mind when they passed legislation that requires scrap-metal dealers to keep track of people they buy copper from. The law went into effect this week.
Ecotality Life » Solar Is So Hot That Thieves Are Now Stealing Them Too
The renewable technology has become so popular that police in California are seeing a massive increase in stolen panels from around the more than 33,000 installations in the state.
Copper Thefts On The Rise; Targeting Air Conditioners - Durham - MyNC.com
A nationwide trend is getting to be a big problem in the Triangle: thieves
making off with air conditioning units.
Copper stolen out of air-conditioning units :: WRAL.com
Thieves are going after air conditioning units around the Triangle, hoping to sell copper piping they take from inside them.
Copper theft on the rise | delawareonline | The News Journal
Heavy metal larceny is burgeoning, prompting 17 states including Delaware to pass or propose laws tightening regulations on the salvage industry.
KAIT - Jonesboro, AR: Copper Thefts Still Problem, Region 8 Counties Want Federal Help
Legislation that would make it harder for criminals to sell the copper wire would be beneficial to us all," said Bill Martin III, President and CEO of Woodruff Electric.
If Metal Prices Keep Rising, Look for a Boom in Sawzall Sales - Freakonomics - Opinion - New York Times Blog
I love stories about the unintended consequences of rising commodity prices. (Here’s one, and here’s another.) Now Susan Saulny writes in the Times about another strange trend driven by high commodity prices: the rampant theft of cars’ catalytic converters, which contain trace amounts of platinum, palladium, and rhodium.
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