Gcore Mitigates Record-Breaking 6 Tbps DDoS Attack

Surge in scale and sophistication highlights rising threats to tech and digital infrastructure

Gcore, the global edge AI, cloud, network, and security solutions provider, has successfully mitigated one of the largest DDoS attacks recorded to date. The large-scale, multi-regional DDoS attack reached a peak bandwidth of 6 Tbps (terabits per second) and a packet rate of 5.3 Bpps (billion packets per second).

The attack targeted a hosting provider operating in the gaming sector, but the methodology and scale confirm a broader trend of intensifying DDoS campaigns aimed at a wide range of digital infrastructure. The attack was consistent with the AISURU botnet, which has been associated with several high-impact incidents in recent months worldwide.

“This incident underscores an ongoing escalation in both the scale and sophistication of DDoS attacks,” said Andrey Slastenov, Head of Security at Gcore.

“While this event was a short-burst volumetric flood, across the industry we ...