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Finnish investigators would later suggest the Cook Islands-flagged vessel -- allegedly part of Russia's shadow fleet -- had sabotaged the cables by dragging its anchor across the seabed.

From Barron's • Dec. 2, 2025

In May, U.S. authorities said that the FBI had sabotaged a suite of malicious software used by elite Russian spies.

From Reuters • Jun. 13, 2023

For his part, Crocker told government interviewers he agreed corruption was an enormous problem that had sabotaged the war effort.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 10, 2019

But Ms Judd's defamation claim, that Mr Weinstein had sabotaged her career, may still proceed, the judge said.

From BBC • Jan. 9, 2019

In a company-wide email, sent just before midnight on Sunday and provided to The Post, Musk said an unnamed Tesla employee had sabotaged operations and ferreted away “large amounts of highly sensitive Tesla data.”

From Washington Post • Jun. 19, 2018