BGP routing updates have taken down huge chunks of the Internet in the past, though I think most major network providers have good BGP update filters in place to prevent a recurrence of the same exact type as has happened a few times in the past.

Nonetheless, it's amazing how much such a distributed, global system can rely on some common underpinnings.

Maybe global over-reliance on common CDN, security platforms, and/or anti-DDOS technology that is being attacked (or affected unintentionally) is causing some of this.

I'm eager to learn more details!

Mercedes Benz does often put the battery in the trunk or under the rear seat.