Cloudflare Reports 18.2 Million Network-Layer DDoS Attacks in Q3, Up 38%

Cloudflare reported a significant increase in network-layer DDoS attacks, with 18.2 million incidents in the third quarter of 2026, representing a 38% rise. This translates to approximately 8,226 attacks per hour, or 197,400 per day. The company also mitigated 14.4 trillion HTTP DDoS requests during this period. The frequency of these attacks is quite high, occurring every 0.44 seconds. Cloudflare's autonomous mitigation system was able to handle these threats. The surge in DDoS attacks indicates a notable escalation in threat activity.