How the UEFA Euro 2024 football games are impacting local Internet traffic

This post analyzes the impact of UEFA Euro 2024 on local internet traffic, observing an average drop of 6% in European countries during games broadcast on national TV. It details traffic patterns in Germany during the opening match, noting significant drops during the game and brief recoveries during halftime. The post also reports on application-layer DDoS attacks targeting websites in Germany during the event, including a significant attack on a translation tool that peaked at 1.74 million requests per second.