>I'd like to point everyone to an op-ed I wrote on the topic of "BGP optimizers": >https://seclists.org/nanog/2017/Aug/318
Hehe, I haven't seen this text before. Can't agree more. Get your tie back on Job, nobody listened again. More seriously, I see no difference between prefix hijacking and the so called bgp optimisation based on completely fake announces on behalf of other people. If ever your upstream or any other party who your company pays money to does this dirty thing, now it's just the right moment to go explain them that you consider this dangerous for your business and are looking for better partners among those who know how to run internet without breaking it.
