Security News > 2023 > October > Cloudflare sees surge in hyper-volumetric HTTP DDoS attacks
Cloudflare says the number of hyper-volumetric HTTP DDoS attacks recorded in the third quarter of 2023 surpasses every previous year, indicating that the threat landscape has entered a new chapter.
A Cloudflare report shared with BleepingComputer reveals that, during Q3 2023, the internet company mitigated thousands of hyper volumetric HTTP DDoS attacks.
Overall, Cloudflare reports a 65% rise in the aggregated volume of HTTP DDoS attack traffic in the last quarter and an increase of 14% in L3/L4 DDoS attacks.
Nearly 5% of all HTTP DDoS traffic was directed to entities in the United States, over 3.1% went to firms in Singapore, and China came third with 2.2%. Cloudflare has also observed trends in lesser-known attack vectors that could indicate the emergence of new attack strategies.
Finally, Cloudflare reports that ransom DDoS attacks follow a negative trend, falling for the second successive quarter.
DDoS attacks constantly evolve as threat actors adapt and explore new techniques to circumvent modern defenses.