BGP and DNS are the soft underbelly of the web, says Alan Woodward, a professor of computer science at the University of Surrey. Both are being exploited by criminal gangs and nation-state actors, he says. Until fixes for exploitable protocols are in place, expect criminals to keep calling. Secure fixes, including Secure Inter-Domain Routing, are still needed, but many organizations have yet to adopt them. Many organizations can adopt DNEC, which is designed to cryptographically sign data to verify that data is valid.”]
Source: https://www.cuinfosecurity.com/criminals-nation-states-keep-hijacking-bgp-dns-a-12028