DDoS, Cloudflare and Tbps

Record-Breaking DDoS Cyberattack Reaches 5.6 Tbps, Cloudflare Reports
Cloudflare has mitigated the biggest distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack on record. Here's what you need to know.
Mirai Botnet Launches Record 5.6 Tbps DDoS Attack with 13,000+ IoT Devices
Cloudflare blocked a 5.6 Tbps DDoS attack from a Mirai botnet, with 1+ Tbps attacks surging 1,885% in Q4 2024.
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.
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.
Cloudflare claims to have mitigated biggest DDoS attack on record with requests flying in from 5,500 IP addresses per second
DDoS attacks have only gotten more sophisticated as time goes on. An increasingly popular tactic among bad actors is to hit hard and fast in what are described as 'hypervolumetric' attacks. For instance,
Cloudflare blocked 21.3 million DDoS attacks last year
Halloween 2024 was the worst ever Cloudflare’s autonomous DDoS defence systems thwarted approximately 21.3 million DDoS attacks in 2024, a significant 53 per cent increase from 2023. According to the company’s latest report,
Largest DDoS attacks now torture servers with up to 5.6 Tbps
Cloudflare saw the number of distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks surge by 53% in 2024. One record-breaking DDoS attack peaked at 5.6 Terabits per second (Tbps).
Mirai IoT botnet powers record 5.6 Tbps DDoS attack
A record 5.6 Tbps DDoS attack, powered by a Mirai botnet comprising over 13,000 compromised IoT devices, was launched last week.
Record-Breaking DDoS Attack Reached 5.6 Tbps
Cloudflare saw a 53% increase in DDoS attack frequency last year, when it blocked a record-breaking 5.6 Tbps attack.
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