China Telecom's BGP Hijacking [pdf]
> While one may argue such attacks can always be explained by ‘normal’ BGP behavior, these in particular suggest malicious intent, precisely because of their unusual transit characteristics – namely the lengthened routes and the abnormal durations.<p>The investigation is pretty damning—it’s clear from the visuals that the traffic followed unusual routes. (Canada to South Korea via China, seriously?)<p>Could there possibly be an innocent explanation where the channel through PRC somehow happens to be less saturated or otherwise faster?<p>Could it be related to the recent objection by DoJ to the US—HK undersea link? I imagine such a link could enable even wilder hijacking scenarios.<p>The article is from 2018, but it seems like it was an ongoing thing at the time of publication—is it still happening with no repercussions?<p>I did get some laughs from the unsuccessful attempt at diverting US—Italy traffic, but overall it paints a bleak picture.