Attacks on BGP protocol

BGP is the protocol that runs on the Internet backbone, so DoS attacks against BGP could be devastating. Last month there was a targeted DoS against BGP protocol, Cisco corrected this issue, read the announcement. http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/products_security_advisory09186a0080af150f.shtml

http://www.gossamer-threads.com/lists/nanog/users/117321?page=last

http://www.renesys.com/blog/2009/08/staring-into-the-gorge.shtml