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Solana Endures Sustained 6 Tbps DDoS With No Visible Disruption, Data Shows

Recent upgrades, including hardened validator operations, are credited with keeping confirmations sub-second.

Overview

  • Infrastructure provider Pipe Network reported median transaction confirmations near 450 milliseconds with p90 under 700 milliseconds and slot latency at roughly 0–1 slots during the assault.
  • Co‑founder Anatoly Yakovenko disclosed the campaign and described it as the network’s worst active threat, suggesting attackers are spending roughly what the chain earns to flood it with traffic.
  • Ecosystem figures including Raj Gokal and Mert Mumtaz said the attack has persisted for at least a week without user‑visible impact, extending Solana’s streak of no reported outages since May 2023.
  • Key details remain unreported, including the methodology behind the 6 Tbps estimate, the attackers’ identity or motive, and the absence of an official statement from the Solana Foundation.
  • The volume places the assault among the year’s larger DDoS events yet below Cloudflare’s 29.7 Tbps and Microsoft Azure’s 15.72 Tbps, with SOL trading around $126–$128 and little immediate price effect noted.