Egypt was just the beginning...

There are 4 or 5 undersea optical data supercables that have been cut or otherwise deactivated, according to news reports.

According to BoingBoing  it was probably sea monsters.

This is why I love BoingBoing. Also Bahrain gets a mention.

...and from io9

Seven Habits of Highly Effective Spaceship Captains

...including some scifi favourites.