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Cloudflare revealed Thursday that threat actors launched 18.2 million network-layer DDoS attacks in Q3 2026, a 38% increase from the previous quarter. The company autonomously mitigated 14.4 trillion HTTP requests, averaging 197,400 attacks daily. Short-burst attacks surged by 208%, while hyper-volumetric attacks dropped 69% following law enforcement actions against groups like AISURU and KimWolf.
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Largest DDoS Attacks Fall 69% in Q3