Cloudflare reports 18.2 million network-layer DDoS attacks in Q3, up 38%
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Cloudflare reports it mitigated 18.2 million L3 DDoS attacks and 14.4 trillion HTTP DDoS requests in Q3 2026, averaging about 8,226 network-layer attacks per hour (197,400 per day), with the headline stating a 38% increase. No CVEs, affected products or specific mitigation recommendations are given in the available text. Defenders should keep DDoS protection and rate limiting enabled and review their capacity assumptions against these trends.
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