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Are we able to see hacking activities in internet outage detection?

nbajason
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Is it possible to uncover a correlation between hacking activities and internet outages? 

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Eric_Liu
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Cisco Employee

Hi @nbajason , I would not say all but lots of Internet outages like BGP Hijack, DDoS attacks, DNS hijacks, etc. which have some common symptoms that can be identified by Internet Insight or other tools of Thousandeyes. Here I found some examples for you:

https://www.thousandeyes.com/blog/amazon-route-53-dns-and-bgp-hijack

https://www.thousandeyes.com/blog/akamai-prolexic-routed-outage-analysis

https://www.thousandeyes.com/blog/pokemon-go-network-application-outages

I hope you will find this useful.

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@nbajason, absolutely, detecting hacking activities during internet outages is an intricate task, but there can be indirect correlations that warrant attention. While internet outage detection systems primarily focus on identifying disruptions in connectivity, certain cyberattacks, like DDoS attacks, can indeed lead to service interruptions and, consequently, be associated with internet outages. Monitoring network traffic patterns during these outages and analyzing anomalies might provide insights into potential malicious activities. However, it's essential to note that not all internet outages are a result of hacking; technical glitches, natural disasters, or other factors can also play a role.

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