DDoS threat report for 2023 Q1
April 11, 2023 1:00 PM
Threat actors kicked off 2023 with a bang. The start of the year was characterized by a series of hacktivist campaigns against Western targets, and record-breaking hyper volumetric attacks...
Cloudflare mitigates record-breaking 71 million request-per-second DDoS attack
February 13, 2023 6:37 PM
This was a weekend of record-breaking DDoS attacks. Over the weekend, Cloudflare detected and mitigated dozens of hyper-volumetric DDoS attacks. The majority of attacks peaked in the ballpark of 50-70 million requests per second (rps) with the largest exceeding 71 million rps...
Uptick in healthcare organizations experiencing targeted DDoS attacks
February 02, 2023 6:02 AM
Over the past few days, Cloudflare, as well as other sources, have observed healthcare organizations targeted by a pro-Russian hacktivist group claiming to be Killnet. ...
Cloudflare DDoS threat report for 2022 Q4
January 10, 2023 1:00 PM
In Q4, Cloudflare mitigated millions of DDoS attacks. Attack durations increase, volumetric attacks surged, and ransom DDoS attacks persist. Travel & events industries were hit hardest and over 90% of traffic to Chinese Internet properties were L3/4 DDoS attacks. Read more on our recent report....
Cloudflare DDoS threat report 2022 Q3
October 12, 2022 1:00 PM
In Q3, DDoS attacks increased by 111% YoY, Cloudflare auto-mitigated a 2.5 Tbps attack targeting a Minecraft server as multi-terabit scale DDoS attacks become increasingly frequent. Read more in our 2022 Q3 DDoS Report...
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September 28, 2022 1:00 PM
Introducing Cloudflare’s free Botnet Threat Feed for service providers
We’re pleased to introduce Cloudflare’s free Botnet Threat Feed for Service Providers. This includes all types of service providers, ranging from hosting providers to ISPs and cloud compute providers....
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September 27, 2022 2:15 PM
Cloudflare named a Leader in WAF by Forrester
Forester has recognised Cloudflare as a Leader in The Forrester Wave™: Web Application Firewalls, Q3 2022 report. The report evaluated 12 Web Application Firewall (WAF) providers on 24 criteria across current offering, strategy and market presence....
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September 19, 2022 2:00 PM
Introducing Advanced DDoS Alerts
Cloudflare’s Advanced DDoS Alerts provide tailored and actionable notifications in real-time...
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September 19, 2022 1:45 PM
Introducing Cloudflare Adaptive DDoS Protection - our new traffic profiling system for mitigating DDoS attacks
Cloudflare’s new Adaptive DDoS Protection system learns your unique traffic patterns and constantly adapts to protect you against sophisticated DDoS attacks...
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September 06, 2022 4:15 PM
Cloudflare named a Leader by Gartner
Gartner has recognised Cloudflare as a Leader in the 2022 "Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Web Application and API Protection (WAAP)" report that evaluated 11 vendors for their ‘ability to execute’ and ‘completeness of vision’...
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August 11, 2022 1:00 PM
2022 attacks! An August reading list to go “Shields Up”
In 2022, cybersecurity, more than ever, is a must-have for those who don’t want to take chances on getting caught in a cyberattack with difficult to deal with consequences. Here’s a reading list what you need to know about attacks that is also a guide on how to be protected...
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July 14, 2022 1:00 PM
Mantis - the most powerful botnet to date
We named the botnet that launched the 26M rps (requests per second) DDoS attack "Mantis" as it is also like the Mantis shrimp, small but very powerful...
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July 11, 2022 12:57 PM
Introducing Location-Aware DDoS Protection
Location-Aware DDoS Protection is now available in beta for Cloudflare Enterprise customers that are subscribed to the Advanced DDoS service...
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July 06, 2022 12:55 PM
DDoS attack trends for 2022 Q2
Welcome to our 2022 Q2 DDoS report. This report includes insights and trends about the DDoS threat landscape — as observed across the global Cloudflare network...
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June 14, 2022 12:56 PM
Cloudflare mitigates 26 million request per second DDoS attack
Last week, Cloudflare automatically detected and mitigated a 26 million request per second DDoS attack — the largest HTTPS DDoS attack on record...
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June 08, 2022 12:56 PM
In Ukraine and beyond, what it takes to keep vulnerable groups online
As we celebrate the eighth anniversary of Project Galileo, we want to provide a view into the type of cyber attacks experienced by organizations protected under the project...
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May 17, 2022 3:46 PM
Integrating Network Analytics Logs with your SIEM dashboard
We’re excited to announce the availability of Network Analytics Logs for maximum visibility into L3/4 traffic and DDoS attacks...
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April 27, 2022 2:02 PM
Cloudflare blocks 15M rps HTTPS DDoS attack
Earlier this month, Cloudflare’s systems automatically detected and mitigated a 15.3 million request-per-second (rps) DDoS attack — one of the largest HTTPS DDoS attacks on record...
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April 13, 2022 12:58 PM
Cloudflare partners with Kentik to enhance on-demand DDoS protection
We are excited to announce that as of today, network security teams can procure and use Magic Transit, Cloudflare’s industry-leading DDoS mitigation solution, and Kentik’s network observability as an integrated solution...
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