How Verizon and a BGP Optimizer Knocked Large Parts of the Internet Offline Today
Today at 10:30UTC, the Internet had a small heart attack. A small company in Northern Pennsylvania became a preferred path of many Internet routes through Verizon (AS701), a major Internet transit provider.
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