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Cloudflare DDoS Threat Report H1 2026: 1 Tbps attacks soar as DNS floods and geopolitical tensions drive a new wave
Cloudflare's H1 2026 report records a 519% surge in hyper-volumetric DDoS attacks, driven by DNS and CLDAP reflection amid geopolitical tensions.
Cloudflare detected a 519% surge in hyper-volumetric DDoS attacks across its network during the first half of 2026. Attack traffic was driven heavily by DNS and CLDAP reflection vectors, with 1 Tbps attacks becoming far more common. The report attributes reshaped attack patterns to major geopolitical conflicts.
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