Cloudflare DDoS Threat Report H1 2026 1 Tbps attacks soar as DNS floods and geopolitical tensions drive a new wave

From Cloudflares new report Key insights The 1 Tbps club grew Cloudflare mitigated a combined 935 networklayer DDoS attacks exceeding 1 Tbps in the first half of 2026 and a 519 quarteroverquarter surge between Q1 and Q2 The attackvector center of gravity shifted from botnet floods to reflection and amplification DNSbased attacks accounted for 343 Source