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BGP hijack infecting networks caused by a comedy of errors that’s not funny at all

L2 · PractitionerIndustry & BusinessArs Technica AI· 9/2/2026

Highlights critical infrastructure vulnerabilities and attack vectors relevant for daily users and administrators of cloud and hosting services.

AI Summary

Attackers used a BGP hijack of a software update service's IP addresses to push malware disguised as legitimate updates.

Excerpt

What can we learn from a BGP hijacking that poisoned production software? Plenty.

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