msm1267 writes “Attackers are using route injection attacks against BGP-speaking routers to insert additional hops in the traffic stream, redirecting traffic to third-party locations where it can be inspected before it’s sent to its destination. Internet intelligence company Renesys has detected close to 1, 500 IP address blocks that have been hijacked on more than 60 days this year, a disturbing trend that indicates attackers could finally have an increased interest in weaknesses inherent in core Internet infrastructure.” Read more of this story at Slashdot.
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Route-Injection Attacks Detouring Internet Traffic
