Overview
A successfully mitigated 5.6 terabit per second DDoS attack targeted an ISP in Eastern Asia, representing the largest volumetric attack recorded to date. The attack, originating from a Mirai-based botnet with 13,000 compromised devices, demonstrated both the growing capabilities of DDoS defense systems and the escalating threat of hyper-volumetric attacks
Whom it may concern
- Internet Service Providers (ISPs)
- Content Delivery Networks (CDNs)
- Enterprise Security Teams
- Critical Infrastructure Operators
- Organizations without automated DDoS protection
Key Findings
- Hyper-volumetric attacks increased by 1,885% QoQ
- Automated mitigation systems prevented service disruption
- 72% of HTTP and 91% of network layer attacks last under 10 minutes
- Ransom DDoS attacks grew by 78% QoQ and 25% YoY
Risk Analysis
- Attack Probability: High (based on QoQ growth)
- Impact Potential: Critical without mitigation
- Detection Window: <10 minutes in most cases
- Recovery Time: Immediate with automated systems
Action Items
- Deploy automated DDoS protection systems
- Implement traffic baselining and anomaly detection
- Establish relationships with DDoS mitigation providers
- Develop incident response plans for sub-10 minute attacks
- Consider BGP announcements and traffic scrubbing capabilities
Sources
- [BleepingComputer](https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/cloudflare-mitigated-a-record-breaking-56-tbps-ddos-attack/)
