A deep technical dive into the January 2026 Venezuela BGP route leak incident. Was it a cyberattack? The technical evidence says no - and that's actually more concerning.

In this special deep-dive episode (no news segment), Jordan and Alex break down:

- What actually happened on January 2, 2026 with AS8048 (CANTV, Venezuela's state ISP) - Why 10x AS-path prepending proves this was misconfiguration, not a man-in-the-middle attack - How BGP valley-free routing works and why Type 1 Hairpin leaks happen - The pattern of 11 similar leaks from CANTV since December 2025 - Why your multi-region deployment doesn't protect you from BGP anomalies - RPKI, RFC 9234 OTC, and ASPA - the defenses that exist and why adoption is slow - Practical steps: Check your providers at isbgpsafeyet.com, deploy ROAs, add BGP monitoring

The internet's most critical routing protocol was designed in 1989 when ~160 networks trusted each other. Now 75,000+ autonomous systems operate on that same trust model. Understanding BGP isn't just for network engineers anymore - it's essential context for anyone building on the internet.

Full episode page with transcript and sources: https://platformengineeringplaybook.com/podcasts/00084-venezuela-bgp-anomaly-technical-analysis

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