Gcore Radar Report Reveals 41% Surge in DDoS Attack Volumes

Gcore, the global edge AI, cloud, network, and security solutions provider, today announced the findings of its Q1-Q2 2025 Radar report into DDoS attack trends. DDoS attacks have reached unprecedented scale and disruption in 2025, and businesses need to act fast to protect themselves from this evolving threat. The report reveals a significant escalation in the total number of DDoS attacks and their magnitude, measured in terabits per second (Tbps).

It also highlights a clear shift: attackers are growing more strategic, blending brute-force volume with precise application-layer manipulation.

Key Insights From Q1-Q2 2025

·      Attack volumes increased by 41% compared to Q1-Q2 2024, evidencing dangerous long term growth trends predicted in prior Radar reports.

·      The largest attack peaked at 2.2 Tbps in Q1-Q2, surpassing the 2 Tbps peak recorded in late 2024.

·      DDoS attacks are becoming longer in duration but more harmful.

·      Attackers are shifting focus to financial services and ...