A Brief History of the Meris Botnet
November 09, 2021 12:59 PM
Over the past months, we’ve been tracking and analyzing the activity of the Meris botnet....
When students go back to school mobile usage goes down
November 05, 2021 1:01 PM
September is the “get back to school” month for many. Looking at our data there’s a global trend: mobile traffic lost importance (compared with desktop traffic) in September 2021 compared to August....
DDoS Attack Trends for Q3 2021
November 04, 2021 12:58 PM
In Q3, 2021 we saw and mitigated record-setting HTTP DDoS attacks, terabit-strong network layer attacks, one of the largest botnets ever deployed (Meris), and more recently, ransom attacks on Voice-over-IP (VoIP) service providers....
Sudan: seven days without Internet access (and counting)
November 01, 2021 10:41 AM
It's not every day that there is no Internet access in an entire country. In the case of Sudan, it has been five days without Internet after political turmoil that started last Monday, October 25, 2021...
Sudan woke up without Internet
October 25, 2021 7:00 PM
Today, October 25, following political turmoil, Sudan woke up without Internet access....
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September 30, 2021 9:30 AM
Increased interest in Spanish media after the La Palma volcanic eruption
Cloudflare Radar shows how Spanish media outlets had an increase in Internet traffic after the volcano eruption on the island of La Palma. ...
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July 29, 2021 1:02 PM
Working with those who protect human rights around the world
Today, we are announcing Radar Alerts, a new program to help our civil society partners track and document Internet shutdowns and protect democratic elections around the world from cyberattacks....
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July 20, 2021 2:07 PM
DDoS attack trends for 2021 Q2
The DDoS attack trends observed over Cloudflare’s network in 2021 Q2 paint a picture that reflects the overall global cyber threat landscape. Here are some highlights of DDoS attack trends observed in 2021 Q2. ...
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July 12, 2021 4:41 PM
The UEFA EURO 2020 final as seen online by Cloudflare Radar
Cloudflare has been publishing statistics about all the teams involved in EURO 2020 and traffic to betting websites, sports newspapers, streaming services and sponsors. Here’s a quick look at some specific highlights from England’s and Italy’s EURO 2020....
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June 22, 2021 10:19 AM
Sudan's exam-related Internet shutdowns
To prevent cheating in exams many countries restrict or even shut down Internet access during critical exam hours. I wrote two weeks ago about Syria having planned Internet shutdowns during June, for exams. Sudan is doing the same thing and has had four shutdowns so far. ...
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June 03, 2021 5:57 PM
Syria’s exam-related Internet shutdowns
To prevent cheating in exams many countries restrict or even shut down Internet access during critical exam hours. For most of June Syria is having planned Internet shutdowns during critical exam periods....
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February 08, 2021 5:40 PM
Who won Super Bowl LV? A look at Internet traffic during the game
The obvious answer is the Tampa Bay Buccaneers but the less obvious answer comes from asking “which Super Bowl advertiser got the biggest Internet bump?”. This blog aims to answer that question....
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January 15, 2021 5:54 PM
Uganda's January 13, 2021 Internet Shut Down
Two days ago, through its communications regulator, Uganda's government ordered the "Suspension Of The Operation Of Internet Gateways" hours before the country's general election. This action was confirmed by several users and journalists who got access to the letter sent to Inte...
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January 12, 2021 4:55 PM
Cloudflare Radar's 2020 Year In Review
Today we are launching a dedicated Year In Review page with interactive maps and charts where you can explore what changed on the Internet in 2020. Year In Review is part of Cloudflare Radar. ...
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October 21, 2020 1:00 PM
The Cloudflare Radar 2020 Elections Dashboard
We thought it was important to provide a view into how overall traffic to campaign and elections sites is trending as well as a view into the cyberattacks we're observing. To that end, today we're sharing data from our internal monitoring systems publicly through Cloudflare Radar...
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September 30, 2020 1:01 PM
Introducing Cloudflare Radar
Today we are launching a new service, Cloudflare Radar, that shines a light on the Internet’s patterns. Our goal is to help build a better Internet and we want to do this by exposing insights, threats and trends based on the aggregated data that we have....
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