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Apparently, Youtube got knocked out from the global internet for like, 2 hours.
And how the hell did that happens?
Well, it seems like an order issued from the Pakistani Government to block the site has been given out to the main ISP provider in Pakistan, the Pakistan Telecom.
And by accident or design, the Pakistan Telecom gone as far as claiming the IP of Youtube, claiming themselves to be the legitimate destination for anyone who is trying to reach Youtube range of websites.
And that causes quite an uproar. According to one of the employee of PCCW, the Service Provider that provides internet link to Pakistan Telecom, they have recieved a flurry of phone calls from global ISPs wondering what is going wrong. A call from Youtube representative was also recieved. And the most suprising part is, even Pakistan Telecom contacted PCCW.
It's seems like even the culprit doesn't know what they have done. Wow. Seems like they have accidentally knocked Youtube offline... brilliant.
Youtube responded with countermeasures within minutes after the incident begans, as their traffic-tracking system picked up something abnormal. They initially try to reclaim their network by narrowing the broadcast from 1024 to 256. 11 minutes later, YouTube goes on a more specific additional broadcast, claiming just 64 address, which is more specific under the Border Gateway Protocol, overruling the Pakistani one.
And after 2 hours of the initial false broadcast, the mayhem is finally stopped.
The whole thing wouldn't be happen if A technology like Secure Border Gateway Protocol was used. Yet it was hardly used because the modems that usually recognize this are pretty costly.
Maybe this would act as a speed-up catalyst for the use of this technology.
Security in the world of Internet is like unexisting for the moment being. Anything could happen, so best watch ur back.
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