Google Cloud has claimed to have blocked the largest Layer 7 (HTTPS) DDoS attack to date after a Cloud Armor customer was targeted by a series of attacks that peaked at 46 million requests per second (rps). Google stated the attack, which occurred on June 1, was at least 76% larger than the previously reported HTTPS DDoS record and showed characteristics that link it to the Mēris attack family.
The tech giant said Cloud Armor Adaptive Protection was able to detect and analyze the traffic early in the customer’s attack lifecycle, blocking the attack while ensuring the customer’s service stayed online.
