European Cyber Report 2026 Mid Year

Only 44% of targeted customers remained attack-free for 30 days after a wave in the first half of 2026, down from 54% a year earlier.

The number of DDoS attacks on the Link11 network decreased by 42% in the first half of 2026 compared to the first half of 2025.

The highest measured DDoS bandwidth reached 2.3 Tbit/s, 85% higher than the previous peak of 1.2 Tbit/s in the first half of 2025.

DDoS packet rate peaked at 322 million packets per second, up 56% from 207 million packets per second a year earlier.

Cumulative DDoS traffic rose from 438 TB to 705 TB over the six-month period, a 61% increase.