Cloudflare DDoS Threat Report H1 2026: 1 Tbps attacks soar as DNS floods and geopolitical tensions drive a new wave
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What happened
In the first half of 2026, Cloudflare detected a 519% surge in hyper-volumetric DDos attacks across its network. These attacks were driven heavily by DNS and CLDAP reflection vectors. This report breaks down how major geopolitical conflicts reshaped the global cyber threat landscape.
Summary assembled by rule from the sources below