According to cybersecurity experts, one such attack known as Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks have increased exponentially. By 2025, the amount of incidents more than quadrupled, surging to an incredible 47.1 million. This uptick is quite impressive—a 31% jump compared to last quarter. Moreover, it represents an eye-popping 58% increase from the 2024 numbers. DDoS attacks are exploding and the cyberspace community is at urgent risk. Yet, this tidal wave of attacks has demanded that organizations reassess their approach to defense.
In early 2022, Cloudflare, the world’s largest internet security company, went big on the offensive. 2025, during which time they were able to provide defense against 34.4 million network-layer DDoS attacks. Quintuple—that’s the number this figure represents, which is the historical low of only 11.4 million attacks mitigated in 2024. In notable contrast at the end of 2025, network-layer DDoS attacks dramatically dominated the landscape. They constituted a shocking 78% of all incidents reported.
Rise in Hyper-Volumetric Attacks
The data shows that the hyper-volumetric attacks we’ve documented continued to climb, surging by 40% compared to last quarter. Collectively, the overall number of these attacks increased from 1,304 to 1,824, an indication of a dangerously growing pattern of heightened threats and violence. The scale of hyper-volumetric attacks has increased by more than 700% since the biggest attacks measured in late 2024.
This rapid growth is a direct reflection of the evolution of cyber threats. At the same time, attackers are employing more sophisticated techniques to drown networks of interest.
“DDoS attacks are rapidly growing in sophistication and size, surpassing what was previously imaginable,” – Cloudflare
The implications of this trend are profound. Meanwhile, organizations today need to be just as nimble to stay one step ahead and beat cybercriminals at their ever-evolving game.
Geographical Distribution of Attacks
The findings of the report reveal that some countries have become obvious or popular targets for DDoS attacks. China, Hong Kong, Germany, Brazil, the United States, the United Kingdom, Vietnam, Azerbaijan, and Bangladesh have all reported high levels of cyber aggression. Most notably, Bangladesh has replaced Indonesia as the largest origin of DDoS attacks worldwide.
This geographical spread shows that every region is at risk from these threats. Cybersecurity professionals have called for more international collaboration and stronger cyber defenses to address this widespread threat.
“This evolving threat landscape presents a significant challenge for many organizations to keep pace. Organizations currently relying on on-premise mitigation appliances or on-demand scrubbing centers may benefit from re-evaluating their defense strategy,” – Cloudflare
Strategies for Mitigation
As DDoS attacks continue to escalate at an alarming rate, organizations are more than ever called to strengthen their cybersecurity practices. Cloudflare participated in a Google-led effort to disrupt malicious activity by suspending access to accounts and domains misusing their infrastructure. These types of collaborative endeavors are of critical importance in the ongoing fight against the increasing onslaught of external cyber threats.
Aggregators should be incentivized to invest in more novel mitigation strategies that can go beyond deploying traditional appliances and scrubbing centers. By embracing innovative technologies and practices organizations can be overwhelmingly more resilient against ever-evolving, complex DDoS attacks.