Internet traffic for Google, Facebook, Apple was briefly rerouted to Russia

Re:Internet traffic for Google, Facebook, Apple was briefly ... by codedokode on Wednesday December 13, 2017 @04:12AM (#15913061)

This is not the first time when BGP is misused this way. I think governments should regularly perform live tests to check whether their countries' AS's can be hijacked.

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Re:Internet traffic for Google, Facebook, Apple was briefly ... by maltalex on Wednesday December 13, 2017 @02:47PM (#15916984)

> I think governments should regularly perform live tests to check whether their countries' AS's can be hijacked.

That's a waste of money and effort. They should just write "yes" on a piece of paper, there's really no reason to check.

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Re:Internet traffic for Google, Facebook, Apple was briefly ... by holyavengerone on Wednesday December 13, 2017 @10:10AM (#15914673)

Basic security. Like how everyone failed at keeping Equifax in check.

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Re:Internet traffic for Google, Facebook, Apple was briefly ... by topranks on Wednesday December 13, 2017 @01:58PM (#15916530)

All AS's can be hijacked. Your suggestion is meaningless.

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