Spectrum says fiber optic outage in LA area ‘caused by a criminal act of vandalism’
- Spectrum reported a fiber optic outage caused by intentional vandalism affecting thousands of customers in Los Angeles and Ventura counties on Sunday, June 15, 2025.
- The outage occurred after unknown individuals cut multiple fiber optic cables in Van Nuys, apparently targeting copper wire despite Spectrum's lines containing no copper.
- Spectrum crews worked to restore service starting Sunday morning in Ventura County and continued repairs in Los Angeles County on Sunday afternoon, with no full restoration time given yet.
- The company announced a $25,000 reward for tips that lead to arrests and confirmed it is cooperating with law enforcement in Los Angeles to investigate the network vandalism.
- This incident underscores ongoing industry-wide challenges from vandalism linked to precious metal theft, which disrupts services and could affect emergency systems and local businesses.
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Spectrum Cites ‘Criminal Vandalism’ as Cause of Temporary Outage in LA, Ventura
Cable, home phone, and internet provider Spectrum is working with local police after its optic lines were severed in an act of alleged “criminal vandalism” that caused a widespread outage for customers in Los Angeles and Ventura counties on June 15, the company has confirmed. “The investigation is ongoing,” Spectrum spokeswoman Pamela Hoeft told The Epoch Times on Monday. “We’re working with LAPD on that.” A small number of people were still aff…
Spectrum Internet Outage, Vandals Cut LA Fiber Lines - American Faith
Spectrum customers in Los Angeles and Ventura County faced widespread internet outages over the weekend after vandals cut the company’s fiber optic lines. The incident, which occurred Saturday, disrupted internet and streaming services early Sunday morning. While Spectrum restored service to most of Ventura County by mid-Sunday and fully by Monday morning, technicians are still working to fix outages in parts of Los Angeles. The company has prom…
Vandals cut fiber-optic lines, causing outage for Spectrum Internet subscribers
Subscribers in Southern California of Spectrum’s Internet service experienced outages over the weekend following what company officials said was an attempted theft of copper lines located in Van Nuys, a suburb located 20 miles from downtown Los Angeles. The people behind the incident thought they were targeting copper lines, the officials wrote in a statement Sunday. Instead, they cut into fiber optic cables. The cuts caused service disruptions …

Vandalism causes internet, streaming outages in LA area
(The Center Square) - Spectrum technicians are working to restore internet and streaming service in Los Angeles and Ventura County after someone cut the company’s fiber optic lines Saturday.
Botched Theft Of Copper Wire Knocks Out Internet Service For Swaths Of SoCal
Botched Theft Of Copper Wire Knocks Out Internet Service For Swaths Of SoCal - Los Angeles, CA - The thieves were looking for copper wire. The problem: Spectrum's cables don't even contain any, according to the company.
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