That's exactly right. Think of it like modifying your GPS to get you to drive to a bad part of town (so that your car/valuables are stolen).
The fact that it's China Telecom speaks volumes to this being a suspected route hijack. It's possible it was just an error on the Swiss colo companies part but somehow I doubt that.
Is there still enough unencrypted traffic to make this attack have any value? Or are they like the NSA where they care more about who and when and not so much the content of the conversations.
The fact that it's China Telecom speaks volumes to this being a suspected route hijack. It's possible it was just an error on the Swiss colo companies part but somehow I doubt that.