How a Nigerian ISP Accidentally Knocked Google Offline

This post details a specific incident of a route leak caused by a Nigerian ISP's network misconfiguration, which led to a significant outage for Google and other services. It explains the technical details of route leaks, Autonomous System (AS) numbers, and AS Paths, illustrating how trust without verification across multiple networks (MainOne, China Telecom CN2, TransTelecom) amplified the impact. The post also highlights Cloudflare's auto-remediation capabilities in detecting and mitigating such incidents and advocates for improved network filtering and best practices like RPKI and BCP-38 to enhance internet stability.