In a stunning display of technological pettiness, Cloudflare announced this week that the grandmasters of the internet’s version of a temper tantrum have reached new heights. A staggering 7.3 Terabits per second was hurled at servers globally, as certain hobbyists with way too much data on their hands decided to see just how much digital havoc they could wreak. Naturally, these hyper-volumetric Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks have become the adult equivalent of a toddler throwing toys out of their pram, but with slightly more catastrophic consequences.

While 2025 has seen a significant drop in the sheer number of DDoS attacks — down from a whopping 20.5 million to a paltry 7.3 million, according to professional punchline purveyors Omer Yoachimik and Jorge Pacheco — it seems the quality over quantity approach is having a moment. Cloudflare’s valiant stand against 6,500 of these hyper-volumetric attacks has proven that when it comes to digital bullying, size really does matter.

This latest surge in DDoS dramatics has left sectors around the globe scratching their heads in disbelief, wondering if perhaps it’s time to put a cap on the amount of bandwidth one can purchase. Until then, we can only watch as these virtual vandals continue to indulge in their favorite pastime: proving that just because you have 7.3 Terabits doesn’t mean you should use them all at once.