First round of French election: party attacks and a modest traffic dip
Jul 3, 2024João Tomé
Summary
This post details Cloudflare's role in blocking Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks against three French political parties during the early stages of the 2024 legislative elections. It quantifies the attack volumes (up to 118,000 requests per second) and provides insights into traffic patterns, including a modest dip in overall internet traffic during voting hours and a subsequent increase after polls closed. The post also references previous election-related cyberattack coverage and directs readers to Cloudflare Radar for ongoing election insights.
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