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DDoS attack volumes reached 12 Tbps in Q4, representing a sixfold increase.
Mexico, Brazil, and the United States accounted for 31%, 24%, and 20% of network-layer observed attack traffic, respectively.
64% of application-layer DDoS attacks exceed 10 minutes.
Total number of DDoS attacks increased to 1,300,000 in Q4 2025 from 512,000 in Q4 2024.
DDoS attack peak volume increased from 2.2 Tbps to 12 Tbps, a sixfold increase.
Network-layer attacks accounted for 82% of all observed DDoS incidents, a 20% increase from the previous report.
75% of network-layer DDoS attacks last less than one minute.
Only 2% of network-layer DDoS attacks extend beyond ten minutes.
The United States accounted for 23% of application-layer DDoS attack representation.
Technology, financial services, and gaming accounted for 34%, 20%, and 19% of DDoS attacks, respectively.
Mexico and Brazil together accounted for 55% of observed DDoS attack activity.
Brazil featured prominently in network-layer attacks at 14%.
The longest DDoS attack duration during Q3-Q4 2024 was five hours, a significant decrease from 16 hours in the first half of the year.
The Netherlands is a key source of DDoS attacks, leading application-layer attacks with 21% and ranking second for network-layer attacks at 18%.
The largest DDoS attack peaked at 2 Tbps in Q3-Q4 2024, an 18% increase from Q1-Q2 2024.
The U.S. ranked highly across both layers (application-layer attacks and network-layer attacks).
There was a 17% increase in the total number of DDoS attacks in Q3-Q4 2024 compared with Q1-Q2 2024.
The technology industry has seen a steady increase in DDoS attacks, rising from 7% to 19% since Q3-Q4 2023.
The number of DDoS attacks increased by 56% compared to Q3-Q4 2023. This highlights a significant long-term growth trend.
The gaming industry accounted for 34% of all DDoS attacks, making it the most targeted sector. However, attacks on the gaming industry were 31% fewer compared to Q1-Q2 2024.
Indonesia showed a growth in application-layer attacks at 8%
The financial services sector experienced a significant increase in DDoS attacks, accounting for 26% of all DDoS attacks, up from 12% in the previous period. This represents a 117% increase in the number of attacks.