"DDoS Attacks Were a More Serious Threat in Q3 2021 Than Ever Before"

Researchers at Link11's Security Operation Centre (LSOC) have found that DDoS attacks are on the rise and are becoming more complex.  The researchers registered an increasing number of high-volume attacks.  The researchers found that there was a 17% increase in DDoS attacks compared to Q3 2020.  The most significant DDoS attack that the researchers stopped was measured at 633 Gbps. In addition, the researchers saw over 100 DDoS attacks with more than 50 Gbps peak bandwidth in Q3 2021.  The researchers stated that adversaries are using more complex attack patterns to launch DDoS attacks and found that 78% of DDoS attacks were multi-vector attacks that combined several techniques.  The researchers also found that 33% of adversaries relied on cloud instances to launch their DDoS attacks.  

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