Boffins devise 'cyberweapon' to take down internet ; BGP will tear us apart

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15th February 2011

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Boffins devise 'cyberweapon' to take down internet ; BGP will tear us apart

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University Boffins say they've devised a way to take down the internet by turning core parts of its routing protocol against itself.

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