Security News > 2024 > August > DDoS attack volume rises, peak power reaches 1.7 Tbps

Peak attack power rose from 1.6 terabits per second in H2 2023 to 1.7 Tbps. DDoS attacks hit Gaming, tech, finance sectors hard.

While the power of the attacks - first measured in Tbps in the second half of last year - increased slightly from 1.6 to 1.7 Tbps, this still poses a growing threat to organizations.

Gcore saw DDoS attacks being used by gamers and gaming groups as a tactic against opponents to derive competitive advantage in tournaments and matches.

"We should not be fooled by the rise of only 0.1 terabit per second in the first half of this year, given that a mere 300 Gbps attack will take an unprotected server offline in seconds. The payload of any attack measured in terabits is immense and any rise in attack potency, no matter how small, can have serious repercussions at these levels," said Andrey Slastenov, Head of Security at Gcore.

"As far as attack numbers are concerned, the rise is worrying, and industries must think about why they are being targeted so they can protect themselves. In gaming, some attacks are carried out between competitors. Others are designed to affect the monetization of the gaming industry, which is directly affected if a DDoS attack takes the gaming service offline. The same is true for technology companies whose services are seriously disrupted if servers, networks, and storage services are unavailable," concluded Slastenov.

The vast majority of attacks lasted under ten minutes, while the maximum attack duration recorded during H1 2024 lasted for 16 hours.

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