One more reason to TLS all the things although it might not be enough to discourage these practices.
A VPN would not change much unless the exit node is ran by an ISP/Hosting provider not affected by the route hijacking.
A VPN would not change much unless the exit node is ran by an ISP/Hosting provider not affected by the route hijacking.
What I had in mind is this traffic being redirected for massive surveillance, traffic patterns, etc - which TLS would not fully solve, but it adds extra security or even partial obfuscation over your traffic patterns.
But going back to the main topic: None of this would happen if everyone was a nice person and we loved each other, either. Alas, it happens and you better add layers of defence.