# Cloudflare Reports Almost 7% of Internet Traffic Is Malicious 🔒

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**Created:** [July 17, 2024, 11:41am UTC](https://onehack.st/t/cloudflare-reports-almost-7-of-internet-traffic-is-malicious/287123 "2024-07-17T11:41:54Z")\
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**Post date:** [July 17, 2024, 11:41am UTC](https://onehack.st/t/cloudflare-reports-almost-7-of-internet-traffic-is-malicious/287123/1 "2024-07-17T11:41:54Z")

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**Summary:**

1. **Rise in Malicious Traffic** : Cloudflare’s latest State of Application Security Report reveals that 6.8% of internet traffic is malicious, up from last year’s 5.8%, with a significant portion driven by geopolitical tensions.

2. **DDoS Attacks Prevalent** : DDoS attacks make up over 37% of all mitigated traffic, with Cloudflare blocking 4.5 million unique attacks in the first quarter of 2024 alone. The sophistication of these attacks is increasing, exemplified by a record-breaking attack of 201 million requests per second.

3. **API Security Concerns** : APIs are a growing target, with 60% of dynamic web traffic being API-related. Many organizations are unaware of a quarter of their API endpoints, increasing their vulnerability. Additionally, 38% of HTTP requests are automated bot traffic, with 93% of these bots potentially harmful.

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