High-capacity DDoS attacks surge 1,286% in 1H 2026 according to NETSCOUT threat intelligence research

NETSCOUT SYSTEMS released its first half 2026 Distributed Denial-of-Service (DDoS) Threat Intelligence Report , revealing a significant shift in how attacks are launched and sourced. With more than 9.1 million DDoS attacks recorded globally by NETSCOUT between January and June 2026, the report highlights that DDoS risk is growing along three axes: the volume of traffic that must be inspected, the number of places where mitigation must be deployed, and the share of attacks that disrupt service wi