Cloudflare successfully blocked a record-breaking DDoS attack reaching 7.3 Tbps, targeting a hosting provider. The attack lasted only 45 seconds and involved over 122,000 IP addresses across 161 countries, mostly consisting of UDP floods. #DDoS #MiraiUDPflood
Keypoints
- The 7.3 Tbps attack is the largest DDoS recorded by Cloudflare to date.
- The attack lasted just 45 seconds, delivering 37.4 Terabytes of traffic.
- More than 99% of the attack consisted of UDP flood attacks.
- The attack targeted a hosting provider and involved over 122,000 IP addresses.
- It originated from 161 countries across 5,400 autonomous systems.
Read More: https://www.securityweek.com/record-breaking-ddos-attack-peaked-at-7-3-tbps/