"Layer 7 attacks (which have increased by 104% over the last three years) attack APIs and web apps and are easier to launch via botnets and AI. They disrupt the victim's operations, without necessarily causing visible downtime, making them difficult to detect."
"These are no longer singular attacks. Web app attacks, API abuse, bot activity and DDoS attacks appear as parts of the same campaign. Convergence has shifted from an emerging trend to an operating model."
"Criminal use of AI as a force multiplier makes attacks cheaper, more sophisticated, stealthier and more difficult to attribute."
Akamai's latest research reveals a fundamental shift in cyberattack patterns. Layer 7 application-layer DDoS attacks have increased 104% over three years, while Layer 3 and 4 network attacks achieve unprecedented scale. Simultaneously, API attacks are rising due to increased corporate adoption of agentic AI. These attack vectors no longer operate independently but converge into unified campaigns combining web app attacks, API abuse, bot activity, and DDoS strikes. Criminal adoption of AI as a force multiplier makes attacks cheaper, more sophisticated, stealthier, and harder to attribute. This convergence represents a fundamental shift from emerging trend to established attacker operating model.
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