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Mar 7, 2018 · Information Security

Memcached Reflection DDoS Attacks Set New Traffic Records

Memcached reflection DDoS attacks have surged, breaking terabit‑per‑second records with peaks of 1.35 Tbps and 1.94 Tbps, prompting warnings from Cloudflare and Arbor, targeting online services worldwide, while Tencent Cloud’s Zeus Shield mitigated the traffic and experts advise stronger UDP monitoring, high‑capacity defenses, and regular simulations.