Cloudflare reports a major decrease in DDoS attacks in Q2 2025, but hyper-volumetric and targeted attacks continue to rise. Attackers are increasingly combining large-scale floods with covert probes and using IoT devices and botnets like DemonBot. #DemonBot #IoTDevice #HyperVolumetricDDoS #Botnets
Keypoints
- Cloudflare mitigated 7.3 million DDoS attacks in Q2 2025, a drop from the previous quarter.
- Hyper-volumetric DDoS attacks peaked at 7.3 Tbps, with attackers blending large floods and stealthy probes.
- Layer 3/4 DDoS attacks decreased 81%, while HTTP DDoS attacks increased by 9% in the same period.
- Top targeted sectors included telecommunications, internet services, gaming, and gambling.
- The use of IoT devices infected with DemonBot and increasing ransom DDoS attacks indicate evolving threat strategies.
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