IIRC the only commonly access service hosted in that IP block is their DNS servers. There are easier ways to hijack DNS traffic than trying to hijack the entire prefix via BGP.<p>A casual browse through the other entries seems to suggest that people mess up BGP announcements all the time. My favourite one below involves the AS belonging to S &amp; S Discount Market Pvt Ltd.<p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;bgpstream.com&#x2F;event&#x2F;18050" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;bgpstream.com&#x2F;event&#x2F;18050</a><p>Edit: It has happened previously<p><a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.bgpmon.net&#x2F;googles-services-redirected-to-romania-and-austria&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.bgpmon.net&#x2F;googles-services-redirected-to-romania...</a>