[talk] FB outage

[George Rosamond]

On 10/4/21 19:52, steve.b at osfda.org wrote:
> Akami, Google, DoD -they all have had serious bgp outages due to config 
> mistakes.

Yes, we all probably remember Pakistan Telecom...

https://www.wired.com/2008/02/pakistans-accid/

Then Alex P and a friend turned it into free tickets to DefCon:
https://www.wired.com/2008/08/revealed-the-in/

> 
> IF that's what it was...

Sure, we really have no idea since there's been nothing "official" that 
is totally trustable and believable from a company that is clearly neither.

But the reality is that the BGP issues are verifiable...

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