Krebs DDoS aftermath: industry in shock at size, depth and complexity of attack

Last week’s historic 620Gbps+ DDoS attack on the website of security blogger Brian Krebs was no ordinary attack, according to the firm that found itself on the receiving, end, Akamai.

The peak level, which hit Akamai for most of Tuesday and Thursday, was probably somewhere between 600Gbps and 700Gbps, more than enough to cause major problems both to Akamai and fellow peers that start dropping general Internet traffic at that level.