{"id":24205,"date":"2020-10-01T13:36:58","date_gmt":"2020-10-01T12:36:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ispreview.co.uk\/?p=24205"},"modified":"2020-10-02T12:37:25","modified_gmt":"2020-10-02T11:37:25","slug":"9-attacks-on-openreach-cables-in-london-prompt-20k-reward","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ispreview.co.uk\/index.php\/2020\/10\/9-attacks-on-openreach-cables-in-london-prompt-20k-reward.html","title":{"rendered":"9 Attacks on Openreach Cables in London Prompt \u00a320k Reward"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Back in August we reported on a spate of copper telecoms cable thefts (Metal Theft) in East London, which had disrupted broadband ISP and phone connectivity on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ispreview.co.uk\/index.php\/link\/openreach\" target=\"_blank\">Openreach<\/a>&#8217;s (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ispreview.co.uk\/index.php\/go\/britishtelecom\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">BT<\/a>) UK network for those living nearby (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ispreview.co.uk\/index.php\/2020\/08\/wave-of-copper-cable-thefts-hit-broadband-in-east-london.html\">here<\/a>). After a ninth attack the reward for information has now been raised from \u00a31k to \u00a320k.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ispreview.co.uk\/index.php\/2020\/07\/rising-copper-prices-are-a-double-edged-sword-for-uk-broadband.html\">high price of copper<\/a> tends to fuel such attacks, which despite the <strong>COVID-19<\/strong> pandemic, seem to have become all too common over the past year (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ispreview.co.uk\/index.php\/2020\/04\/copper-thieves-shun-lockdown-cut-broadband-in-west-cumbria.html\">here<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ispreview.co.uk\/index.php\/2019\/11\/copper-cable-theft-knocks-out-broadband-in-worcester-suburb.html\">here<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ispreview.co.uk\/index.php\/2019\/08\/cambridgeshire-cable-theft-knocks-out-broadband-for-4000-homes.html\">here<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ispreview.co.uk\/index.php\/2020\/07\/fake-engineers-steal-batteries-from-openreach-street-cabinets.html\">here<\/a>). As usual the perpetrators, who typically drag the cable forcefully out of the ground &#8211; ripping out all of its connections and damaging the network kit as they go, have no regard for the often significant impact they can have on local residents and businesses.<\/p>\n<p>Metal theft like this tends to occur via organised gangs, which target critical infrastructure in areas where they know the police response is likely to be slower. As such we were a little surprised to find that it had recently become so common around the East London area of <strong>Thamesmead<\/strong>, which has sadly seen a wave of repeated attacks.<\/p>\n<p>The latest incident occurred on 2nd September 2020 at New Road\/Lesnes Abbey Woods (SE2). As usual the damage left hundreds of premises in the area without use of their phone lines, broadband and some TV services, which took a while to fully resolve. A total of 9 attacks have now occurred over a three month period and thus the reward has just been increased to <strong>\u00a320,000<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"bq1\"><p><strong>Richard Ginnaw, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ispreview.co.uk\/index.php\/link\/openreach\" target=\"_blank\">Openreach<\/a> Senior Security Manager, said:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;These incidents have really affected the local community in Thamesmead, especially at a time when people are still being encouraged to maintain social distancing. Not having access to broadband and telephony services seriously affects everyone\u2019s ability to do things online, as well as stay in touch and check in on loved ones. Our engineering teams are working as quickly as possible to restore service following the thefts.<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019re also working very closely with local policing teams to catch those who are responsible and are deploying additional security enhancements across the area, but we also need your help.<\/p>\n<p>Please be vigilant and if you saw anything suspicious on or around the time of the incidents, report it to the police, or if you prefer to be anonymous, please contact Crimestoppers.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The police believe it&#8217;s possible that the criminals responsible for these incidents are from outside the immediate area (well.. that&#8217;s a start) and may originate from either London or Kent, which doesn&#8217;t help to narrow it down much.<\/p>\n<p>Clearly none of the &#8220;<em>additional security enhancements<\/em>&#8221; being deployed by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ispreview.co.uk\/index.php\/link\/openreach\" target=\"_blank\">Openreach<\/a> have so far been enough to completely stop this particular gang. But the more they do it, the harsher the punishment will be when they\u2019re eventually caught.<\/p>\n<p>We should point out that newer <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ispreview.co.uk\/index.php\/link\/fttp\">FTTP<\/a> broadband networks aren\u2019t worth anything to such thieves, but this doesn&#8217;t completely stop the activity because some gangs will still rip out fibre optic cables on the assumption that they might actually be copper.<\/p>\n<p>Naturally if anybody has any information on these thefts then you should contact <strong>Crimestoppers<\/strong> on 0800 555 111 or use the <a href=\"https:\/\/crimestoppers-uk.org\/give-information\/forms\/give-information-anonymously\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">online form<\/a> &#8211; everyone stays 100% anonymous. Information that leads to the arrest and conviction of those responsible will attract the reward.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Back in August we reported on a spate of copper telecoms cable thefts (Metal Theft) in East London, which had disrupted broadband ISP and phone connectivity on Openreach&#8217;s (BT) UK network for those living nearby (here). 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