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by pjc50 4011 days ago
Well, it's somewhat exaggerated. But a bit of BGP hacking can take large areas offline for hours. Why not done more often? No lulz or money in it. Hackers want the net as a whole to stay up for the same reason as everyone else. It's specific sites that are targets for humiliation or extortion.
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The problem is now more state actors than 'hackers'.