Your internet could be next: Strait of Hormuz crisis threatens cables linking Europe, Asia, Africa

The simultaneous closure of the Strait of Hormuz and the Red Sea has exposed the physical fragility of the global internet’s backbone, highlighting the threat to connectivity between Europe, Asia, and Africa. Attacks on data centers in the UAE and Bahrain, coupled with ongoing Houthi strikes, are disrupting digital infrastructure and raising concerns about supply chain disruptions and AI access. This crisis underscores the vulnerability of the world’s digital infrastructure reliant on undersea cables.