Red Sea Cable Cuts Disrupt Internet In India, Pakistan, Middle East

New Delhi: A series of subsea cable outages in the Red Sea has degraded internet connectivity in multiple countries, claimed NetBlocks, a watchdog organisation that monitors cybersecurity and the governance of the Internet.

It specifically named India and Pakistan among those affected, blaming “failures affecting the SMW4 and IMEWE cable systems near Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.”

Meanwhile, tech giant Microsoft also confirmed that its Azure cloud service experienced disruptions, warning users of “increased latency” on routes passing through the Middle East.