# Verizon outages hit thousands, vandals cut California fiber cables 2026-08-12T17:54:34+00:00 | World & Diplomacy | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 2 independent outlets Verizon suffered widespread service disruptions in Southern California after vandals cut multiple fiber cables, knocking out mobile and internet services for several hours. The company said law enforcement is investigating the incident, which it called "a direct threat to community safety." Repairs restored service the same day. The Hindustan Times reports that on August 13, over 2,000 Verizon users reported network issues on Downdetector starting around midnight, with complaints of dropped calls, no signal, and failed texts across Michigan and other areas. It is unclear if this separate outage is linked to the California fiber cuts. Verizon has not issued a statement about the latest problems. ## Coverage - gsmarena.com - hindustantimes.com Tags: fiber cable, infrastructure security, outage, Southern California, vandalism, Verizon Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/vandals-cut-fiber-cables-disrupt-verizon-in-southern-california/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/vandals-cut-fiber-cables-disrupt-verizon-in-southern-california/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes.