Cloudflare Reports 18.2 Million Network-Layer DDoS Attacks in Q3, Up 38%

Cloudflare mitigated 18.2 million network-layer DDoS attacks in Q3 2026, a 38% increase from Q2, with attackers launching about 8,226 attacks per hour. Short, low-bandwidth attacks surged while hyper-volumetric attacks declined due to law enforcement actions.