Cloudflare’s DDoS Drama: Record-Breaking Attacks Turn Internet Into a Battlefield!
In 2025 Q1, Cloudflare faced a torrent of DDoS attacks, already batting away 20.5 million, including a record-breaking assault peaking at 5.8 Tbps. Gaming servers were prime targets, with one attack hitting a jaw-dropping 1.5 billion packets per second. Cloudflare’s DDoS Report reveals 2025 is shaping up to be a digital whack-a-mole.
Hot Take:
Well, if 2025 is a preview of the future, then Cloudflare better stock up on caffeine and server capacity because those DDoS attacks are coming in hotter and heavier than a toddler on a sugar rush. Maybe Cloudflare should consider changing their motto to “Stay calm and mitigate DDoS” — it’s got a certain ring to it, don’t you think? With hyper-volumetric attacks now as common as cat videos on the internet, it seems like the cyber world is going from “DDoS and chill” to “DDoS and drill” mode!
Key Points:
- Cloudflare mitigated a whopping 21.3 million DDoS attacks in 2024, with a 358% increase year-over-year.
- In the first quarter of 2025 alone, Cloudflare tackled 20.5 million DDoS attacks.
- Network-layer attacks are on the rise, with a 509% increase compared to the previous year.
- Hyper-volumetric attacks are getting more frequent, with over 700 surpassing 1 Tbps or 1 billion packets per second.
- Emerging threats include CLDAP and ESP reflection/amplification attacks, with massive percentage increases quarter-over-quarter.