EP: // 132 Trump's security team must do better? // Is Iran Targeting World’s Internet with Threats to Undersea Cables?

Shots were fired during the White House Correspondents' Dinner on Saturday night. The stage was cleared, including President Trump. The suspect in Saturday night's White House Correspondents' Dinner shooting is in custody and is hospitalized, officials said. He has been identified as a 30-year-old Cole Allen of Torrance, California, three sources told CBS News. Iranian state-linked media has warned of potential attacks on undersea cables in the Persian Gulf, shifting focus from oil to the invisible infrastructure powering the global internet. These submarine cables carry emails, banking transactions, and most global data traffic. Key routes run through the Strait of Hormuz, a major digital chokepoint serving Gulf nations. Any disruption could trigger widespread outages, financial instability, and even geopolitical escalation. Past incidents in the Baltic and Red Seas show that such risks are real. For data-heavy economies like India, heavily reliant on these networks, even limited damage could disrupt services, slow connectivity, and impact millions within minutes