In a report published on Tuesday, Akamai said it saw the largest global DDoS extortion campaign, more customers attacked than in any other previous year, the largest ever attack in terms of million packets per second (Mpps), and a record number of new customers that urgently needed protection due to an ongoing or imminent attack.
The largest attack in terms of Mpps was disclosed by the company in June — it reached 809 Mpps and it targeted a European bank. The company also saw a 1.44 terabit per second (Tbps) attack, but Amazon and Google this year reported seeing 2.3 Tbps and 2.5 Tbps attacks, respectively. The attack disclosed by Google was actually launched in 2017, but it still appears to be the largest observed to date.
