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What's shaping DDoS in 2026?

AI-driven botnets, IoT devices and distributed cloud infrastructure are fuelling a new era of hyper-volumetric DDoS attacks.

Arelion’s latest report draws on recent traffic data from its #1 ranked Internet backbone, AS1299, to reveal how attacks are becoming larger, faster and more unpredictable – including the rise of Aisuru and terabit-scale disruption.

Download the report now to see what’s changing, where the biggest risks are emerging and how to strengthen DDoS resilience before the next wave of attacks hits.

“'Record-breaking attacks hit 6.1 Tbps / 999 Mpps, pushing DDoS into hypervolumetric territory.”
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