DDoS Drama: Cloudflare Battles Record-Breaking 2025 Attack Surge!
Cloudflare’s DDoS threat report reveals that in just the first half of 2025, they’ve already blocked more attacks than the entire previous year. Hyper-volumetric attacks skyrocketed, and agriculture surprisingly made the top 10 most targeted sectors. It’s a rough year for servers, but at least Cloudflare’s having a blockbuster season!
Hot Take:
Looks like cybercriminals have been hitting the gym in 2025, and they’re bench-pressing some serious DDoS attacks. Cloudflare’s threat report shows they’ve been flexing their muscles this year, but thankfully Cloudflare is still the bouncer keeping the party in check. Here’s hoping the next quarter is less of a cyber smackdown and more of a digital disco!
Key Points:
- Cloudflare blocked more attacks in the first half of 2025 than all of 2024 combined.
- Q1 2025 saw a staggering 18-day assault, with over 20 million attacks.
- Q2 2025 experienced a record-breaking attack peaking at 7.3 Tbps.
- The most targeted countries were China, Brazil, and Germany, while agriculture surprisingly made it to the top 10 targeted sectors.
- Indonesia led the charge as the top source of attacks, with over 70% coming from known botnets.
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