Updated: This DDoS Attack Unleashed the Most Packets Per Second Ever. Here’s Why That’s Important.

Updated April 30, 2019 with new data from an even larger attack. Skip directly to the bottom to learn more. DDoS attacks are usually measured by the amount of bandwidth involved, such as the 1.35 Terabits per second maximum attack directed at GitHub last year, the largest DDoS attack ever at the...

1.7 Tbps DDoS Attack — ​Memcached UDP Reflections Set New Record

The bar has been raised. As more amplified attacks were expected following the record-breaking 1.35 Tbps Github DDoS attack, someone has just set a new record after only four days — 1.7 Tbps DDoS attack. Network security and monitoring company Arbor Networks claims that its ATLAS global traffic a...