The Hidden Tactics Cybercriminals Use in DDoS Attacks—and How You Can Outsmart Them Before It’s Too Late
- Loss of sales, leads, ad revenue, and other sources of income
- Damaged customer trust, loyalty, and confidence in your product
- Lowered rankings in search results
- Expensive post-attack cleanup and hosting bandwidth fees
Some attackers use DDoS as a smokescreen for other malicious activity, like hacking your site.
A real-world DDoS example
To give you a better idea of what these types of attacks look like, let’s look at some examples.
The largest attack ever reported was a 5.6-Tbps DDoS attack in 2024. At its peak, it was sending 666 million packets per second and lasted 80 seconds. The attack happened as part of a larger campaign of cyber attacks occurring during that period.
