The Internet is (once again) awash with IoT botnets delivering record DDoSes

World's largest DDoS attack blocked, Cloudflare claims

Cloudflare says 5.6Tbps DDoS attack lasted 80 seconds and did no damage

Cloudflare detected (and blocked) the biggest DDoS attack on record

Web infrastructure and security company Cloudflare says it detected the biggest Distributed Denial-of-Service (DDoS) attack ever recorded, a 5.6 terabits per second (Tbps) attack directed at an internet service provider (ISP) in Eastern Asia. Despite the staggering volume of the attack, Cloudflare successfully managed and mitigated it without human intervention. The company said in research released Tuesday that the attack, which was launched wi…

The Internet is (once again) awash with IoT botnets delivering record DDoSes

We’re only three weeks into 2025, and it’s already shaping up to be the year of Internet of Things-driven DDoSes. Reports are rolling in of threat actors infecting thousands of home and office routers, web cameras, and other Internet-connected devices. Here is a sampling of research released since the first of the year. Lax security, ample bandwidth A post on Tuesday from content-delivery network Cloudflare reported on a recent distributed denia…

Cloudflare Mitigates Largest DDoS Attack Compromising 13,000 Devices at 5.6 Tbps

The biggest DDoS attack to date was mitigated by Cloudflare recently. The attack compromised over 13,000 devices and the speed noted down was 5.6 terabits per second. The incident originated from a botnet based in Mirai and arose in October of 2024. It was designed to target an internet service provider located in the East of Asia to try and bring down the service.Cloudflare shared more on the matter including how this incident lasted for 80 sec…

Botnet Unleashes Record-Breaking 5.6Tbps DDoS Attack

Cloudflare says the attack against an East Asian ISP came from 13,000 devices infected with a variant of the notorious Mirai malware.

Cloudflare mitigated a record-breaking 5.6 Tbps DDoS attack

The largest distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack to date peaked at 5.6 terabits per second and came from a Mirai-based botnet with 13,000 compromised devices.