Report by Link11

European Cyber Report 2026

8 FINDINGSPublished Mar 2, 2026
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Key Findings

The number of documented DDoS attacks in the Link11 network rose by 75% in 2025, after a 137% increase the previous year.

DDoSDDoS Attack TrendsNetwork SecurityEurope

Three DDoS attacks surpassed 1 Tbit/s in 2025.

DDoSHigh-Bandwidth AttacksNetwork InfrastructureEurope

The strongest DDoS attack measured 1.33 Tbit/s and exceeded 120 million packets per second.

DDoSTraffic RateNetwork SecurityEurope

Active DDoS attacks were observed 88% of the time, equating to 322 days per year when systems in the Link11 network are targeted.

DDoSEurope

The longest recorded DDoS attack lasted 12,388 minutes (over eight days) in the Link11 network.

DDoSDDoS Attack DurationNetwork SecurityEurope

On average, 2.8 follow-up DDoS attacks occured after an initial incident, an 80% increase compared to the previous year.

DDoSDDoS Attack FrequencyCyber ResilienceEurope

A coordinated series of DDoS attacks totaled 509 terabytes of data in 2025.

DDoSNetwork TrafficEurope

There is greater than a 70% probability that an initial DDoS attack is followed by at least one additional attack.

DDoSDDoS Attack PatternsEurope