Cloudflare has successfully blocked the largest recorded volumetric DDoS attack, peaking at 11.5 Tbps, which mainly originated from Google Cloud. This demonstrates the increasing scale and sophistication of DDoS threats targeting online infrastructure. #Cloudflare #DDoSattack
Keypoints
- Cloudflare thwarted a massive 11.5 Tbps DDoS attack, one of the largest in history.
- The attack lasted approximately 35 seconds and was primarily a UDP flood.
- In 2024, Cloudflare mitigated over 21 million DDoS attacks, marking a significant rise.
- The majority of attacks targeted network layers, with a 509% YoY increase.
- Massive DDoS attacks continue to threaten major cloud service providers like Microsoft and Cloudflare.