Summary: The largest DDoS attack recorded peaked at 5.6 Tbps, utilizing a Mirai-based botnet with 13,000 compromised devices, targeting an ISP in Eastern Asia. Cloudflare reports a significant rise in hyper-volumetric DDoS attacks, with a notable increase in short-lived attacks that complicate human response efforts. The trend indicates a growing threat landscape, particularly during peak usage periods, leading to an increase in ransom DDoS attacks.

Threat Actor: Mirai Botnet | Mirai Botnet
Victim: ISP in Eastern Asia | ISP in Eastern Asia

Keypoints :

• The record DDoS attack lasted 80 seconds but had no impact due to autonomous mitigation.
• Hyper-volumetric DDoS attacks surged, with a 1,885% increase in attacks exceeding 1 Tbps in Q4 2024.
• Short-lived DDoS attacks are becoming more common, with 72% of HTTP attacks lasting less than 10 minutes.