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Rising DDoS volumes and sector shifts across technology and financial services in Q1–Q2 2025

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Gcore Radar found that Q1–Q2 2025 DDoS activity rose sharply, with 41% year-on-year growth and a 2.2 Tbps peak that increases disruption risk for internet-facing services. The attack mix also shifted, with technology overtaking gaming as the top target while financial services remained under sustained pressure.

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First: 10.03.2026 17:30 Last: 10.03.2026 17:30 Sources 1

About this happening: Threat actors targeting **Google Cloud environments** shifted in **H2 2025** from credential abuse to **unpatched third-party vulnerabilities**, materially changing initial-access...

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  1. 25.09.2025 13:15 2 articles · 8mo ago

    Gcore Radar reports Q1–Q2 2025 DDoS surge and sector shift

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    Gcore Radar's Q1–Q2 2025 DDoS analysis shows total attacks rising from 969,000 in H2 2024 to 1.17 million in H1 2025, a 21% increase over the previous two quarters and 41% year-on-year growth. The peak attack reached 2.2 Tbps, surpassing the 2 Tbps record in late 2024, while technology overtook gaming as the top attacked sector and financial services remained a high-risk target. The same data shows multi-vector assaults targeting web applications and APIs rising to 38% of total attacks, with longer-duration and more sophisticated campaigns also affecting telecommunications, media, retail, and hosting providers.

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