The largest ever DDoS attack has just been blocked - here's how it was done
The attack included “over one hundred hyper-volumetric L3/4 DDoS attacks”, many of which exceeded 2 billion packets per second (Bpps), and 3 terabits pe
Cloudflare blocks largest recorded DDoS attack peaking at 3.8Tbps
During a distributed denial-of-service campaign targeting organizations in the financial services, internet, and telecommunications sectors, volumetric attacks peaked at 3.8 terabits per second, the largest publicly recorded to date.
Cloudflare reports thwarting largest-ever DDoS attack
The scale of the attack shows an ever-increasing amplification of distributed denial-of-service attempts, aided in part by the growing number of vulnerable or poorly secured IoT devices.
Cloudflare Thwarts Largest-ever DDoS Attack Peaking At 3.8Tbps
Content distribution network Cloudflare announced on Wednesday that it had recently successfully "auto-mitigated" a record-breaking Distributed Denial of
Cloudflare Thwarts Largest-Ever 3.8 Tbps DDoS Attack Targeting Global Sectors
Cloudflare has disclosed that it mitigated a record-breaking distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack that peaked at 3.8 terabits per second (Tbps) and lasted 65 seconds.
Cloudflare fends off record 3.8 Tbps DDoS attack with autonomous systems0 0
Cloudflare announces that its DDoS protection thwarted a record 3.8 Tbps attack autonomously, showcasing its capability to handle massive threats without intervention.
Cloudflare reports record-breaking 3.8Tbps DDoS attack
Internet infrastructure company Cloudflare says it has successfully mitigated the largest publicly recorded distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack to date, peaking at massive 3.8 terabits per second (Tbps). The month-long campaign targeted organisations in the financial services, telecommunications sectors and internet, Cloudflare disclosed.
Cloudflare Fights Off Record-Breaking 3.8Tbps DDoS Attack
The attack came from a botnet comprising hijacked Asus and MikroTik routers, along with DVRs and web servers, according to Cloudflare.
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What is a DDoS attack?
A DDoS (Distributed Denial of Service) attack relies on the way the internet is built to cause chaos. Simply put, they involve overwhelming a server with an enormous amount of specially crafted ...