Routing Attack

In a sentence

A routing attack diverted blockchain traffic through infrastructure controlled by the attacker.

• A routing attack diverted blockchain traffic through infrastructure controlled by the attacker.
• Network operators monitored unusual route announcements that could indicate a routing attack.
• The routing attack delayed block propagation between miners in different regions.
• Using diverse network paths can reduce exposure to a single routing attack.
• Researchers simulated a routing attack to measure how partitioned nodes would respond.