Cloudflare's 23rd Quarterly DDoS Threat Report for Q3 2025 highlights the significant escalation in Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks, driven primarily by the Aisuru botnet, which executed hyper-volumetric attacks reaching peaks of 29.7 Tbps and 14.1 Bpps. The report notes a 54% quarter-over-quarter increase in such attacks, averaging 14 daily, and emphasizes the surge in DDoS attacks against AI companies and industries like Automotive and Mining, correlating with geopolitical tensions and regulatory scrutiny. Cloudflare's network successfully mitigated 8.3 million attacks in the quarter, reflecting a 15% increase QoQ and 40% YoY, with network-layer attacks accounting for 71% of the total. The report underscores the growing sophistication of DDoS strategies and the inadequacy of traditional mitigation solutions, highlighting Cloudflare's autonomous systems' ability to detect and neutralize these threats efficiently. Amidst rising attack volumes, Indonesia was identified as the largest source of DDoS attacks, while geopolitical events fueled attack spikes in countries like the Maldives and France.