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FUD: 15% of world's internet traffic hijacked
From: Bob Poortinga <bobp+nanog () webster tsc com>
Date: Wed, 17 Nov 2010 11:45:14 -0500
This is starting to be picked up by mainstream media, but was was first reported here (I believe): <http://www.nationaldefensemagazine.org/blog/Lists/Posts/Post.aspx?ID=249> "Cyber Experts Have Proof That China Has Hijacked U.S.-Based Internet Traffic" "For 18 minutes in April, China.s state-controlled telecommunications company hijacked 15 percent of the world.s Internet traffic, including data from U.S. military, civilian organizations and those of other U.S. allies." This article, which quotes Dmitri Alperovitch of McAfee, is full of false data as far as I can tell. I assert that much less than 15%, probably on the order of 1% to 2% (much less in the US) was actually diverted. The correct statement is that 15% of the world's network prefixes were "hijacked", but the impact was minimal in the US. My concern is that this "report" will be presented to the US Congress without being refuted by experts in the know. My request is that someone with some gravitas please issue a press release setting the facts straight on this matter. I have been in contact with Dan Goodin at The Register but I'm just a lowly grunt with a small network. -- Bob Poortinga K9SQL <http://www.linkedin.com/in/bobpoortinga> Bloomington, Indiana US "the Internet interprets spam as noise and suppresses it"
Current thread:
- FUD: 15% of world's internet traffic hijacked Bob Poortinga (Nov 17)
- Re: FUD: 15% of world's internet traffic hijacked Ryan Rawdon (Nov 17)
- Re: FUD: 15% of world's internet traffic hijacked Marshall Eubanks (Nov 17)
- Re: FUD: 15% of world's internet traffic hijacked John Kristoff (Nov 17)
- Re: FUD: 15% of world's internet traffic hijacked Brett Watson (Nov 29)
- Re: FUD: 15% of world's internet traffic hijacked Ryan Rawdon (Nov 17)