The report indicates a dramatic increase in DDoS attacks, revealing that there were 830,000 attacks in H1 2024—46% more than the previous year. Peak attack power reached alarming levels measured in terabits per second.
Gaming was the most targeted sector, accounting for 49% of all DDoS attacks in H1 2024, following a rise in attacks as gamers used these tactics competitively against their opponents.
A significant shift is seen in the technology sector, which experienced a doubling of DDoS attacks to 15%, highlighting vulnerabilities in this industry over the past two quarters.
Financial services emerged as the most affected by application-layer attacks, comprising 41% of the total, driven by high tolerance levels for disruption and the lucrative opportunities for attackers.
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