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DDoS attacks over 1 Tbps surged fivefold in the second quarter
Cloudflare says it mitigated more than 800 network-layer distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks exceeding 1 Tbps in the second quarter of the year. [...]
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🔍Threat Overview
DDoS attacks exceeding 1 Tbps surged fivefold in the second quarter, with Cloudflare mitigating over 800 network-layer DDoS attacks above 1 Tbps, peaking at 31.4 Tbps and 200 million requests per second.
⚙️Technical Details
Affected Systems
Cloudflare's CDN, DNS, reverse-proxy, and DDoS protection services
Attack Vectors
network-layer DDoS attacksDNS floodsreflection/amplification techniquesCLDAP floodsUDP floods
💥Impact Assessment
Severity: high
🛡️Recommended Actions
1Implement DDoS protection services with network-layer filtering
2Monitor DNS traffic for suspicious activity
3Regularly update and patch systems against known vulnerabilities
📦Affected Products
Cloudflare's CDN, DNS, reverse-proxy, and DDoS protection services
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