Massive 5.6 Tbps DDoS Attack Shatters Records: 13,000 Hijacked IoT Devices Strike in 80 Seconds

Cloudflare mitigated a record-breaking 5.6 Tbps DDoS attack targeting an Eastern Asian ISP, using over 13,000 IoT devices in a Mirai-variant botnet. The incident highlights 2024's dramatic surge in DDoS attacks, with a 53% increase from 2023 and significant growth in high-volume attacks ex...