Cloudflare saves cryptocurrency platform from a record DDoS invasion

Abeerah Hashim  - Security Expert
Last updated: November 10, 2023
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  • Cloudflare mitigated one of the most significant Distributed Denial of Service attacks of over 15.3 million requests per second.
  • This attack is the second largest DDoS attack on the platform after the attack in August 2021.
  • Many suspect it to be related to the return of the Emotet netbot.

Cloudflare, an American internet security company, blocked a deadly attack against a crypto platform. The company announced it on Wednesday 27th April. But the attack, recording a 15.3 million rps volumetric Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS), occurred in early April. The target, a “cryptocurrency launchpad” and Cloudflare customer, is used to showcase DeFi projects to prospects and probable investors.