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 explained the attack, which occurred on 1 June 2022, was at least 76% larger than the previously reported HTTPS DDoS record and showed characteristics that link it to the Mēris attack family.
Google said its Cloud Armor Adaptive Protection was able to detect and analyze the traffic ea
