Cloudflare successfully mitigated a record-breaking 22.2 Tbps DDoS attack targeting a European network infrastructure. The attack involved over 404,000 unique IPs and was likely powered by the Aisuru botnet, which exploits IoT devices. #Aisuru #IoTvulnerabilities
Keypoints
- The attack peaked at 22.2 Tbps and lasted only 40 seconds, setting a new record.
- It was an autonomous, hyper-volumetric DDoS attack targeted at a single IP address.
- The attack was probably powered by the Aisuru botnet, linked to previous large-scale attacks.
- Sources included over 404,000 IPs across more than 14 ASNs worldwide, with no spoofing detected.
- Cloudflare has observed a significant increase in DDoS attacks in 2025 compared to 2024.
Read More: https://www.securityweek.com/record-breaking-ddos-attack-peaks-at-22-tbps-and-10-bpps/