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The Internet is operated by interconnected networks of units called AS. In recent years, BGP hijackings have caused large-scale failures and interceptions. This paper focuses on the activities of it that targets AS and BGP. We analyze possible methods of it and propose a method to localize attack effectiveness. We derive a topology map of AS from BGP logs and analyze its characteristics of it. Focusing on strategies that change it and its characteristics, we assume two scenarios and three attack tactics. From our computer simulations, we can find the following two facts. First, if the adversary group wants to spread malware and disinformation, setting “fake ASs” is effective. Second, if the group wants to concentrate and confusion about information sharing, stopping some ASs is effective. These are easy to realize because the attacker can succeed only by rewriting ASPATH. On the other hand, as a countermeasure, we can find that setting a new AS can decrease such attack effectiveness.
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Sekiguchi, N., Tanaka, H. (2023). A Study of Network Attack Strategy Using AS Topology Map. In: Barolli, L. (eds) Advances on Broad-Band Wireless Computing, Communication and Applications. BWCCA 2022. Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems, vol 570. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-20029-8_9
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