# Cloudflare reports DDoS attacks dropped 69% for largest attacks

> Cloudflare's largest DDoS attacks fell 69% as total attacks rose 208% in Q3.
- Title: Cloudflare reports DDoS attacks dropped 69% for largest…
- Summary: Cloudflare's largest DDoS attacks fell 69% as total attacks rose 208% in Q3. Cloudflare found largest DDoS attacks dropped 69% while total attacks increased…
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- Source: SiliconANGLE — https://siliconangle.com/2026/10/29/cloudflare-finds-the-largest-ddos-attacks-fell-69-as-total-attacks-rose-208
- Author: Duncan Riley
- Published: 2026-10-29T13:00:56+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: cloudflare, ddos, threat report, cloudflare ddos threat report 2026 q3, ddos attacks, internet of things botnets, mirai attacks, cloudflare ddos, technology, enterprise
## Cloudflare threat report
Cloudflare's Cloudforce One unit found largest DDoS attacks fell 69% in Q3 while total attacks rose 208% from a year earlier.
## Law enforcement impact
Law enforcement action against four major IoT botnets reduced largest DDoS attacks by 69% in Q3.
## Botnet disruptions
The Justice Department disrupted Aisuru, Kimwolf, JackSkid and Mossad in March with Canada and Germany also targeting their operators.
## Mirai traffic surge
August saw 57.23 petabytes of Mirai-classified traffic during a 49.7-hour attack starting Aug 19.
## Small attacks dominate
96% of attacks ended within 10 minutes with 98% staying under 1 gigabit per second.
## Protocol shifts
CLDAP attacks dropped 99.5% while DNS floods rose 215% to 3.4% of network-layer attacks.
## Geographic shifts
Indonesia rose to third with 2.93% of attacks while Canada and Israel saw sharp climbs.
## Key takeaway

Cloudflare found largest DDoS attacks dropped 69% while total attacks increased 208% in Q3.