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by inetknght 2384 days ago
> how do the routers* know to send the packets towards the "right"*

The described attack utilized a malicious router.

I imagine, in theory, that any middle router (such as your ISP) could then be used for such an attack. Imagine Comcast being able to inject their garbage [0] into even VPN sessions. Or a government actor that Comcast is known to route for.

[0]: https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc6108