BGP-TI LAC: an automated regional observatory for detecting, classifying, and notifying BGP route hijacks in Latin America and the Caribbean, promoting RPKI adoption

Organization

CERTUNLP (CSIRT Académico de la Universidad Nacional de La Plata)

Tipo

Academic Sector

Años

2026

Paises

Argentina

BGP route hijacks continue to pose a risk to the security and stability of the Internet, while the adoption of mechanisms such as RPKI remains incomplete across Latin America and the Caribbean. At present, the region lacks a system capable of monitoring these incidents from a regional perspective, proactively notifying affected networks, and identifying recurring patterns. BGP-TI LAC proposes an automated regional observatory that uses public data sources to detect and classify anomalous BGP announcements in near real time, incorporating information on ownership, RPKI validation, topology, and historical behavior. The system also provides for notifications to affected networks and the corresponding CSIRTs, together with technical evidence and guidance to strengthen protection through RPKI. The project seeks to turn this evidence into an open, automated, and reusable tool that contributes to improving regional visibility and strengthening routing security across Latin America and the Caribbean.