i asked the same question of a network phd student. i got the simple text version, and i have no idea if it is valid or not, but the guy i know is very smart.
he says in all likelihood, a guy in charge setup a malicious route or "report" saying they could access youtube faster than they really could. which means, everyone trying to get to youtube, went through pakistan because it was the fastest way to youtube. so all youtube traffic went to pakistan, which was the ddos part.
why isn't this a huge problem? it kinda is. the system shouldn't be able to be taken down. But, it isn't a huge problem because nobody actually does this.
Apparently, isps pay a lot for their access, and this kinda thing is a good way of paying a lot more and loosing all your money and not having internet, which is the opposite of the business they are in.
i've never ever heard of something like this happening, or about these 'reports.' so... maybe nobody should listen to me. but my friend is usually right about this stuff.
he says in all likelihood, a guy in charge setup a malicious route or "report" saying they could access youtube faster than they really could. which means, everyone trying to get to youtube, went through pakistan because it was the fastest way to youtube. so all youtube traffic went to pakistan, which was the ddos part.
why isn't this a huge problem? it kinda is. the system shouldn't be able to be taken down. But, it isn't a huge problem because nobody actually does this.
Apparently, isps pay a lot for their access, and this kinda thing is a good way of paying a lot more and loosing all your money and not having internet, which is the opposite of the business they are in.
i've never ever heard of something like this happening, or about these 'reports.' so... maybe nobody should listen to me. but my friend is usually right about this stuff.