Forced offline: the Q3 2024 Internet disruption summary
October 29, 2024 1:05 PM
The third quarter of 2024 was particularly active, with quite a few significant Internet disruptions. ...
4.2 Tbps of bad packets and a whole lot more: Cloudflare's Q3 DDoS report
October 23, 2024 1:05 PM
The number of DDoS attacks spiked in the third quarter of 2024. Cloudflare mitigated nearly 6 million DDoS attacks, representing a 49% increase QoQ and 55% increase YoY....
Impact of Verizon’s September 30 outage on Internet traffic
October 01, 2024 12:32 AM
On Monday, September 30, customers on Verizon’s mobile network in multiple cities across the United States reported experiencing a loss of connectivity. HTTP request traffic data from Verizon’s mobile ASN (AS6167) showed nominal declines across impacted cities. ...
Network trends and natural language: Cloudflare Radar’s new Data Explorer & AI Assistant
September 27, 2024 1:00 PM
The Cloudflare Radar Data Explorer provides a simple Web-based interface to build more complex API queries, including comparisons and filters, and visualize the results. The accompanying AI Assistant translates a user’s natural language statements or questions into the appropriate Radar API calls....
Network performance update: Birthday Week 2024
September 23, 2024 1:00 PM
Since June 2021, we’ve been measuring and ranking our network performance against the top global networks in the world. We use this data to improve our performance, and to share the results of those initiatives. In this post, we’re going to share with you how network performance has changed since our last post in March 2024, and discuss the tools and processes we are using to assess network performance. ...
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A global assessment of third-party connection tampering
Cloudflare brings visibility to the practice of connection tampering as observed from our global network....
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September 05, 2024 7:00 AM
Bringing insights into TCP resets and timeouts to Cloudflare Radar
New TCP resets and timeouts dataset on Cloudflare Radar surfaces connection tampering, scanning, DoS attacks, and more....
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August 23, 2024 2:52 PM
Exploring Internet and security trends during the 2024 U.S. Democratic National Convention
This analysis highlights the 2024 Democratic National Convention’s impact on Internet traffic and security, with spikes in interest for sites related to Kamala Harris and the Democrats, as well as news sites, plus pre-convention attacks on political organizations....
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August 14, 2024 1:00 PM
Paris 2024 Olympics recap: Internet trends, cyber threats, and popular moments
As the Paris 2024 Olympics ended, our analysis shows the event’s impact on the Internet in France and other countries at different moments, its effect on specific web properties, and a spike in cyber threats and emails related to Simone Biles and others....
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August 13, 2024 2:00 PM
Introducing HTTP request traffic insights on Cloudflare Radar
The traffic graphs on Cloudflare Radar have been enhanced to include HTTP request traffic. This new metric complements the existing bytes-based “HTTP traffic” view, and the new graphs can be found on Radar’s Overview and Traffic pages....
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August 01, 2024 3:21 PM
A recent spate of Internet disruptions
Cloudflare Radar is constantly monitoring the Internet for widespread disruptions. Here we examine several recent noteworthy disruptions detected in the first month of Q3, including traffic anomalies observed in Bangladesh, Syria, Pakistan, and Venezuela....
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July 30, 2024 8:46 PM
How the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics has impacted Internet traffic
This blog post explores the impact of the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics on Internet traffic in France and beyond, concentrating on web activity during the opening ceremony and the initial days of competition. Let the games continue....
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July 22, 2024 2:41 PM
Countdown to Paris 2024 Olympics: France leads in web interest
As the Paris 2024 Olympics approach, our analysis reveals France, the host nation, leads in DNS traffic to official Olympic sites, followed by the UK, the US, and Australia...
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July 19, 2024 3:07 PM
Exploring Internet traffic during the 2024 U.S. Republican National Convention
This week, the Republican National Convention was hosted in Milwaukee, Wisconsin from July 15 to 18, 2024. We examined traffic shifts and cyberattacks since June 2024 to see how these events have...
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July 16, 2024 1:00 PM
Q2 2024 Internet disruption summary
Government directed shutdowns and cable cuts were both significant sources of Internet outages in Q2 2024. This post explores these disruptions, as well as others caused by power outages, maintenance,...
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July 11, 2024 4:41 PM
Euro 2024’s impact on Internet traffic: a closer look at finalists Spain and England
Here we examine how UEFA Euro 2024 football matches have influenced Internet traffic patterns in participating countries, with a special focus on the two finalists, Spain and England, on their journey to the final...
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July 09, 2024 1:00 PM
DDoS threat report for 2024 Q2
Welcome to the 18th edition of the Cloudflare DDoS Threat Report. Released quarterly, these reports provide an in-depth analysis of the DDoS threat landscape as observed across the Cloudflare network. This edition focuses on the second quarter of 2024...
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July 08, 2024 3:52 PM
French elections: political cyber attacks and Internet traffic shifts
Check the dynamics of the 2024 French legislative elections, the surprising election results’ impact on Internet traffic changes, and the cyber attacks targeting political parties...
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July 05, 2024 1:24 PM
UK election day 2024: traffic trends and attacks on political parties
Here, we explore the dynamics of Internet traffic and cybersecurity during the UK’s 2024 general election, highlighting late-day traffic changes and a post-vote attack on a political party...
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