Cloudflare mitigated more than 800 network-layer DDoS attacks above 1 Tbps in Q2, a more than fivefold jump from Q1, while also handling 23.2 million network-layer attacks and 29.64 trillion malicious HTTP requests in the first half of the year. The report highlights rising DNS-based and reflection/amplification attacks, with the Aisuru/Kimwolf botnet recently launching a record 31.4 Tbps attack and Operation PowerOFF disrupting DDoS-for-hire services. #Cloudflare #Aisuru #Kimwolf #OperationPowerOFF
Keypoints
- Cloudflare mitigated over 800 DDoS attacks above 1 Tbps in Q2.
- Q2 saw a more than fivefold increase in 1 Tbps+ attacks from Q1.
- The company reported 23.2 million network-layer attacks and 29.64 trillion malicious HTTP requests in H1 2026.
- DNS floods, DNS amplification, CLDAP floods, and UDP floods became more prominent.
- Operation PowerOFF likely contributed to a decline in attack activity after April.