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[ PRIVACY Forum ] Repeated attacks hijack huge chunks of Internet
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Repeated attacks hijack huge chunks of Internet traffic, researchers warn
http://j.mp/1b944pu (Ars Technica)
"Researchers from network intelligence firm Renesys made that sobering
assessment in a blog post published Tuesday. Since February, they have
observed 38 distinct events in which large blocks of traffic have been
improperly redirected to routers at Belarusian or Icelandic service
providers. The hacks, which exploit implicit trust placed in the
border gateway protocol used to exchange data between large service
providers, affected "major financial institutions, governments, and
network service providers" in the US, South Korea, Germany, the Czech
Republic, Lithuania, Libya, and Iran."
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