{"id":346620,"date":"2025-09-04T01:40:00","date_gmt":"2025-09-04T08:40:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/es\/?p=394862"},"modified":"2025-09-04T01:41:19","modified_gmt":"2025-09-04T08:41:19","slug":"cloudflare-suffers-one-of-the-most-massive-traffic-attacks-recorded-on-the-internet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/cloudflare-suffers-one-of-the-most-massive-traffic-attacks-recorded-on-the-internet\/","title":{"rendered":"Cloudflare suffers one of the most massive traffic attacks recorded on the Internet"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Cloudflare has announced that it mitigated a record volumetric DDoS attack that reached 11.5 terabits per second in just 35 seconds. <strong>This attack, which was classified as a UDP flood, primarily originated from Google Cloud and has highlighted the increasing use of malware-infected botnets by attackers<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">An attack that hides other possible attacks<\/h2>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Volumetric DDoS attacks are designed to overwhelm a target with a massive flood of traffic, causing network congestion, packet loss, and service disruption. <strong>These phenomena can significantly degrade server performance, which can lead to failures and complete connectivity outages<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The security firm also warned that this attack was not only intended to cause chaos on the network, but could also be used as a &#8220;smokescreen&#8221; to carry out more sophisticated attacks. <strong>While security teams attempt to mitigate the volumetric attack<\/strong>, the attackers may launch additional attacks aimed at breaching defenses and stealing valuable data.<\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"What is Cloudflare?\" width=\"840\" height=\"473\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/XHvmX3FhTwU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The report comes after a notable increase in hypervolumetric DDoS attack activity, which escalated from 700 incidents in the first quarter of 2025 to 6,500 in the second quarter of the same year.<strong> Cloudflare has been constantly working to keep its defenses active and effective against multiple attacks in a short period of time<\/strong>, thus reflecting the company&#8217;s ability to adapt to the growing threat of cyberattacks.<\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The growing sophistication and volume of these attacks pose a significant challenge for companies that rely on online connectivity, <strong>highlighting the importance of having robust security measures in today&#8217;s digital age.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<div class=\"sc-card-program\">\r\n  <div class=\"sc-card-program__body\">\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row clearfix\">\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-logo\">\r\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__img\" alt=\"Avast Free Antivirus\" src=\"https:\/\/images.sftcdn.net\/images\/t_app-icon-s\/p\/2d9f9134-96d0-11e6-bf8f-00163ec9f5fa\/1408299994\/avast-Avast_Symbol_V2_Positive_Orange_256x256.png\" width=\"100px\" height=\"100px\">\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-title\">\r\n        <span class=\"sc-card-program__title\">Avast Free Antivirus<\/span>\r\n        <a class=\"sc-card-program__button sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/avast.softonic.com\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">DOWNLOAD<\/a>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-rating\">\r\n        <svg class=\"rating-score__content\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" version=\"1.1\" x=\"0\" y=\"0\" viewbox=\"0 0 50 50\" enable-background=\"new 0 0 50 50\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><path class=\"rating-score__background rating-score--good\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><path class=\"rating-score__value rating-score__value--0\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-dashoffset=\"0\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><text class=\"rating-score__number\" content=\"\" text-anchor=\"middle\" transform=\"matrix(1 0 0 1 25 31.0837)\" data-auto=\"app-user-score\"><\/text><\/svg>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <span class=\"sc-card-program__description\"><\/span>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__bigpic\" src=\"\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\">\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <a class=\"sc-card-program__link track-link sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/avast.softonic.com\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cloudflare has announced that it mitigated a record volumetric DDoS attack that reached 11.5 terabits per second in just 35 seconds. 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