“Those who only react after an attack
have already lost.”
Another attack occurred within 90 days in 88% of cases during the first half of 2026.
ATTACK
705
TB
Total attack volume for HY1 2026
Incident Report // #L11-2026-MID year
Vector
DDoS
Target
Infrastructure Core
Status
100% Mitigated
SYSTEM INTEGRITY MAINTAINED THROUGHOUT INCIDENT.
Faster.
Bigger. Two-Track.
DDoS undergoing structural change: microbursts and marathon campaigns at once.
6
Record Duration
6
DAYS
Non-stop assault
The attack series lasted exactly 8,673 minutes.
DAY_01
DAY_02
DAY_03
DAY_04
DAY_05
DAY_06
THREAT_LEVEL: CRITICAL
Terabits are no longer an exception
Five attacks exceeding 1 Tbps in the first half of 2026. The largest attack reached 2.3 Tbps.
Downtime costs per hour (Euro – €)
50k – 250k
The damage is even greater if your customers lose trust.
Losses in revenue
Contractual Penalties
Support Effort
DDoS attacks are reaching record levels
The biggest attack in HY1 2026.
2.3 Tbps
Bandwidth, packet rate, and total volume have increased:
H1 2025 – H1 2026 (Year-over-year increase in maximum bandwidth)
85%
H1 2025 – H1 2026 (Year-over-year increase in maximum packet rate)
56%
H1 2025 – H1 2026 (Year-over-year increase in total volume in TB)
61%
By 2030
the number of attacks and volumes is expected to rise even further.
Jan
Dec
Get a much deeper insight with the European Cyber Report mid year 2026
Download now for free
Built to defend.
Always at Your Side.