Microsoft Azure Blocks Record 15.7 Tbps DDoS Attack as Kenyan Government Websites Recover and ‘EVALUSION’ Malware Campaign Emerges
On November 18, 2025, Microsoft disclosed the largest cloud DDoS attack ever recorded, Kenya confirmed recovery from a major government website defacement, and researchers detailed a new “EVALUSION” malware campaign. Together, these stories show just how fast the global cyber threat landscape is escalating. Azure vs. a 15.72 Tbps “Data Tsunami” Microsoft has confirmed that on October 24, 2025, its Azure cloud platform automatically detected and mitigated a multi‑vector distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack peaking at 15.72 terabits per second (Tbps) and nearly 3.64 billion packets per second (pps). The attack targeted a single public endpoint in Australia, but was fully