Security News > 2024 > October > Largest Recorded DDoS Attack is 3.8 Tbps
2024-10-07 11:02
CLoudflare just blocked the current record DDoS attack: 3.8 terabits per second. (Lots of good information on the attack, and DDoS in general, at the link.) News article.
News URL
https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2024/10/largest-recorded-ddos-attack-is-3-8-tbps.html
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