FCC's Trusty: Infrastructure Vandalism Is a National Security Crisis
After 16,000 attacks, and 10 million customers cut off, Congress still hasn't acted.
June 4, 2026 – Copper thieves and infrastructure vandals are no longer just a nuisance, they are a national security threat, and artificial intelligence is making them more dangerous, a federal regulator said Thursday.
Olivia Trusty, commissioner of the Federal Communications Commission, delivered the warning at the 4th National Summit on Protecting Critical Communications Infrastructure in Philadelphia, where she laid out a surge in attacks and called on Congress to close gaping holes in the federal response.
