{"id":92280,"date":"2025-12-16T18:03:04","date_gmt":"2025-12-16T15:03:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/?p=92280"},"modified":"2025-12-16T18:05:41","modified_gmt":"2025-12-16T15:05:41","slug":"solana-endures-one-of-the-largest-ddos-attacks-in-history","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/solana-endures-one-of-the-largest-ddos-attacks-in-history\/","title":{"rendered":"Solana Endures One of the Largest DDoS Attacks in History"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>At the time of writing, the <a href=\"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/news\/what-is-solana-sol\">Solana<\/a> network is experiencing a massive <span data-descr=\"a type of attack that overwhelms a server, site, or network with a flood of fake requests from multiple devices\" class=\"old_tooltip\">DDoS<\/span> attack, ongoing for over a week, according to SolanaFloor.\u00a0<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83d\udea8BREAKING: <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/solana?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Solana<\/a> has been under a sustained DDoS attack for the past week, peaking near 6 Tbps, the 4th largest attack ever recorded for any distributed system. Network data shows no impact, with sub second confirmations and stable slot latency.<\/p>\n<p>The Sui network was also\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/CpQJrTiZnt\">pic.twitter.com\/CpQJrTiZnt<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 SolanaFloor (@SolanaFloor) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SolanaFloor\/status\/2000826352505905249?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 16, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Experts report that the intensity reached 6 <span data-descr=\"terabits per second\" class=\"old_tooltip\">Tbps<\/span>. The incident ranks as the fourth largest in history, alongside attacks on <a href=\"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/news\/google-reveals-details-of-a-previously-unknown-large-scale-ddos-attack\">Google Cloud<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/news\/cloudflare-outage-disrupts-multiple-crypto-services\">Cloudflare<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/news\/aws-outage-disrupts-coinbase-and-numerous-services\">AWS<\/a> infrastructure.<\/p>\n<p>Despite the volume of incoming traffic, the blockchain continues to process transactions normally.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"803\" src=\"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/img-e37aa8cc258e2ab8-1113512664897343-1024x803.png\" alt=\"image\" class=\"wp-image-271869\" srcset=\"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/img-e37aa8cc258e2ab8-1113512664897343-1024x803.png 1024w, https:\/\/u1f987.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/img-e37aa8cc258e2ab8-1113512664897343-300x235.png 300w, https:\/\/u1f987.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/img-e37aa8cc258e2ab8-1113512664897343-768x602.png 768w, https:\/\/u1f987.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/img-e37aa8cc258e2ab8-1113512664897343-1536x1204.png 1536w, https:\/\/u1f987.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/img-e37aa8cc258e2ab8-1113512664897343.png 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/status.solana.com\/\">Solana<\/a>.\u00a0<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The Pipe Network team <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/pipenetwork\/status\/2000812111929221500\">emphasized<\/a> that the average transaction confirmation time on the Solana network remains around ~450 ms, with the <span data-descr=\"indicates that 90% of all operations are completed faster than this value\" class=\"old_tooltip\">p90<\/span> metric being less than 700 ms.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The project&#8217;s founder, Anatoly Yakovenko, described the situation and the blockchain&#8217;s response as a &#8220;bullish&#8221; factor.\u00a0<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The 6tbps ddos is bullish. Someone is spending as much as the chain makes in revenue to send it bits.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 toly \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8 (@aeyakovenko) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/aeyakovenko\/status\/1998331945260847558?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 9, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Amid the attack, the price of SOL has decreased by 4% over the past day. At the time of writing, the asset is trading around $127.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"598\" src=\"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/img-4fed1357596164ed-1113544229730016-1024x598.png\" alt=\"image\" class=\"wp-image-271870\" srcset=\"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/img-4fed1357596164ed-1113544229730016-1024x598.png 1024w, https:\/\/u1f987.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/img-4fed1357596164ed-1113544229730016-300x175.png 300w, https:\/\/u1f987.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/img-4fed1357596164ed-1113544229730016-768x449.png 768w, https:\/\/u1f987.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/img-4fed1357596164ed-1113544229730016-1536x898.png 1536w, https:\/\/u1f987.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/img-4fed1357596164ed-1113544229730016.png 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Hourly chart of SOL\/USDT on Binance. Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/ru.tradingview.com\/chart\/?symbol=BINANCE%3ASOLUSDT\">TradingView<\/a>.\u00a0<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>On December 14, the L1 network <a href=\"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/news\/sui-an-ambitious-blockchain-and-cryptocurrency-from-meta-alumni\">Sui<\/a> also experienced a DDoS attack, which resulted in block production delays.\u00a0<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Update: <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SuiNetwork?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@SuiNetwork<\/a> experienced degraded performance due to a DDoS targeting validators<\/p>\n<p>However, all is fixed now and performance has normalized \u2705 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/vY8yuibS1o\">pic.twitter.com\/vY8yuibS1o<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Matteo.sui (@matteodotsui) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/matteodotsui\/status\/2000307126972125688?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 14, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Most Popular Blockchain<\/h2>\n<p>The Solana ecosystem has maintained its status as the most popular network among global investors for the second consecutive year in 2025. However, its share of overall interest has significantly decreased, analysts at CoinGecko noted.\u00a0<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/solana?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Solana<\/a> ecosystem has recorded its 2nd consecutive year as the most popular blockchain ecosystem, capturing 26.79% of global interest in chain-specific crypto narratives in 2025.<\/p>\n<p>Read the full study: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/VQvQORoy5f\">https:\/\/t.co\/VQvQORoy5f<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/eGt3YoliKC\">pic.twitter.com\/eGt3YoliKC<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 CoinGecko (@coingecko) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/coingecko\/status\/2000541111211995410?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 15, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The figure stood at 26.79%\u2014down 12% from the previous year.\u00a0<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><em>\u201cThis reflects the challenges faced by a first-layer blockchain in expanding beyond its close association with meme coin speculation, as well as the sideways movement of SOL&#8217;s price, despite broader institutional adoption marked by the launch of <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/news\/what-is-a-cryptocurrency-etf\"><em>ETF<\/em><\/a><em> in the U.S.,\u201d experts commented.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>In second place is the <a href=\"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/news\/what-is-a-layer%e2%80%912-solution-in-blockchain\">L2<\/a> network <a href=\"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/news\/what-is-base-coinbases-l2\">Base<\/a> from the cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase. Its figure fell by 2.9% compared to 2024\u2014from 16.81% to 13.94%. The top three also included the Ethereum blockchain\u201413.43%.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Sui and BNB Chain emerged as leaders in interest growth, taking fourth and fifth places, respectively.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Over the year, Sui&#8217;s figure jumped by 6.9% to 11.77%, while BNB Chain&#8217;s rose by 4.9% to 9.05%. According to analysts, the latter benefited from the launch of Binance Alpha and the <a href=\"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/news\/donald-trump-pardons-binance-founder\">pardon<\/a> of the founder of the largest cryptocurrency exchange, Changpeng Zhao.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In December, experts at Glassnode <a href=\"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/news\/solana-faces-liquidity-reset-experts-observe\">observed<\/a> a &#8220;liquidity reset&#8221; in Solana.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>At the time of writing, the Solana network is experiencing a massive DDoS attack, ongoing for over a week, according to SolanaFloor.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":92281,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"select":"1","news_style_id":"1","cryptorium_level":"","_short_excerpt_text":"Solana network faces a massive DDoS attack lasting over a week, with no impact on transaction processing.","creation_source":"","_metatest_mainpost_news_update":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[1772,1159],"class_list":["post-92280","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-and-analysis","tag-ddos-attacks","tag-solana-sol"],"aioseo_notices":[],"amp_enabled":true,"views":"301","promo_type":"1","layout_type":"1","short_excerpt":"Solana network faces a massive DDoS attack lasting over a week, with no impact on transaction processing.","is_update":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/92280","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=92280"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/92280\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":92282,"href":"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/92280\/revisions\/92282"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/92281"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=92280"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=92280"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=92280"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}