NETSCOUT® SYSTEMS, INC. released its latest research¹ detailing the evolving Distributed Denial-of-Service (DDoS) attack landscape. NETSCOUT monitored more than 8 million DDoS attacks globally in the first half of 2025, including more than 3.2 million in EMEA. DDoS attacks have evolved into precision-guided weapons of geopolitical influence capable of destabilizing critical infrastructure.

Key research findings include:

• Massive global attack volume– NETSCOUT observed more than 50 attacks greater than a terabit-per-second (Tbps) and multiple gigapacket-per-second (Gpps) attacks in the first half of 2025, including a 3.12 Tbps attack in the Netherlands and a 1.5 Gpps attack in the United States
• Geopolitical events triggered unprecedented DDoS attacks – The India-Pakistan conflict saw hacktivist groups target the Indian government and financial sectors in May, while the Iran-Israel conflict generated more than 15,000 attacks against Iran and 279 against Israel in June
• Botnet-driven attacks gained sophistication– More than 880 bot-driven DDoS attacks occurred daily in March, peaking at 1,600 incidents, with attack durations increasing to an average of 18 minutes
• New threat actors emerged – Leveraging DDoS-for-hire infrastructure, DieNet orchestrated over 60 attacks since March, while Keymous+ launched 73 attacks across 28 industry sectors in 23 countries
• NoName057(16) maintained dominance– Claiming more than 475 attacks in March alone, 337 percent more than the next most active group, the hacktivist group targeted government websites in Spain, Taiwan, and Ukraine

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