Cloudflare mitigates record number of DDoS attacks in 2025

Cloudflare mitigates record number of DDoS attacks in 2025

Internet services giant Cloudflare says it mitigated a record number of DDoS attacks in 2024, recording a massive 358% year-over-year jump and a 198% quarter-over-quarter increase.

Increased Attacks Against ISP Networks

Netscout recently released its latest Threat Intelligence Report that documents DDoS attacks in the second half of 2024. As has been the trend for many years, the largest target of DDoS attacks has been ISP networks. There were over 8.9 million DDoS attacks documented in the second half of last year, up 12.75% over the first half of the year. The report shows that the largest number of DDoS attacks came against wired ISPS and carriers. In the se…

In Q1 2025, Cloudflare blocked 20.5M DDoS attacks, a 358% YoY increase, and in Q2 it blocked an attack with by far the most intense packet rate on record

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Averted DDoS attacks peak last year, could be surpassed by year-end

BleepingComputer reports that Cloudflare has thwarted 21.3 million distributed denial-of-service attacks last year, which is not only a 358% increase over 2023 but also the highest on record. Introduction to Malware Bi…

20.5 Million DDoS Barrage Shattered Records Leading Attack Fired Off 4.8 Billion Packets

Cloudflare’s latest DDoS Threat Report for the first quarter of 2025 reveals that the company mitigated a record-shattering 20.5 million Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks, marking a 358% surge year-over-year and a 198% increase quarter-over-quarter compared to the previous period. This unprecedented volume, representing 96% of the total attacks blocked throughout the entire year […] The post 20.5 Million DDoS Barrage Shattered Records…

DDoS attacks jump 358% compared to last year

Cloudflare has reported that it mitigated 20.5 million DDoS attacks in the first quarter of 2025, a 358% increase compared to the same time just one year ago in 2024. Their report highlights a significant rise in the number and size of DDoS attacks, seeing some of the largest ever recorded in Q1 of 2025. […] The post DDoS attacks jump 358% compared to last year  appeared first on OODAloop.