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The botnet takedowns caused the drop in attacks above 1 Tbps.
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- ConfirmedCloudflare recorded 251 attacks above 1 Tbps in Q3 2026, down from 805 in Q2.
- ConfirmedCloudflare mitigated 18.2 million network-layer DDoS attacks in Q3 2026.
- Confirmed96% of Q3 network-layer attacks ended in under 10 minutes.
- ConfirmedCLDAP floods fell 99.5% quarter over quarter to 0.05% of attacks.
- ConfirmedDNS amplification attacks rose 215% quarter over quarter.
- ConfirmedThe United States was the most-attacked location in Q3 2026, ahead of China.
- ConfirmedThe Justice Department announced the disruption of the Aisuru, Kimwolf, JackSkid and Mossad botnets in March 2026.
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