Spamhaus
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An anti-abuse organization that tracks spam and route hijacking incidents.
Why it's here
Placed in Assess: 1 article(s) of evidence from 1 source(s), led by research-stage coverage, with 0 in the last 30 days. Confidence 24%. Low accumulated evidence, so it defaults conservatively pending more signal.
Evidence (1)
- 8Cloudflare Blog·6/3/2026researchCloudflare on Enforcing the First AS in BGP Paths
Cloudflare describes route hijacks that appear to rely on forged BGP AS_PATHs, including cases where attackers inserted implausible upstream ASes to misdirect traffic and hide their origin. The company argues that validating the first AS in an advertised route could help detect these attacks and says it stress-tested major networks to evaluate their BGP implementations.