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Solana’s blockchain network maintained normal operations through a week-long distributed denial-of-service attack that peaked at 6 terabits per second, making it the fourth-largest DDoS attack in internet history, according to network monitoring data.
The network continued processing transactions with sub-second confirmation times and stable performance throughout the assault, which ran continuously for more than seven days. The attack’s scale places it alongside historic incidents targeting Google Cloud, Amazon Web Services, and Microsoft Azure infrastructure.
Charts released alongside the disclosure place the 6 Tbps DDoS attack targeting Solana alongside historic attacks against centralized infrastructure giants such as Google Cloud, Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, and Cloudflare customers.
Those incidents ranged from roughly 2.3 Tbps to as high as 46 Tbps. Solana’s appearance on this list marks a rare and notable moment: a public blockchain facing traffic volumes comparable to the most severe assaults ever launched against traditional internet services.
According to network observers, validators and core infrastructure absorbed the attack traffic without degraded performance — a stark contrast to earlier congestion episodes that once fueled skepticism about Solana’s reliability.
A 6 Tbps DDoS attack is designed to overwhelm a network by flooding it with junk traffic, rendering services unusable.
Attackers typically rely on massive botnets — networks of compromised devices — to send coordinated requests simultaneously.
The goal isn’t data theft, explained Raul Antonio, chief technology officer at Fluid Tokens. It’s disruption — slowing systems down, triggering outages, or making services inaccessible.
Antonio previously analyzed a similar attempted DDoS incident on Cardano last year, where attackers allegedly tried to manipulate network fee dynamics for high-value transactions.
The 6 Tbps DDoS attack against Solana underscores a broader reality: DDoS attacks are increasingly common in crypto.
In 2024, Cardano faced an attempted DDoS beginning at block 10,487,530, while Layer-2 blockchain Manta was hit shortly after listing its token on multiple major exchanges.
What sets Solana apart in this case is scale — and outcome. Unlike smaller incidents that cause temporary slowdowns or disruptions, Solana’s network metrics remained stable throughout one of the most aggressive traffic floods ever documented.
Industry analysts say the network’s resilience reflects years of infrastructure upgrades. Solana’s validator distribution, bandwidth capacity, and transaction scheduling mechanisms appear to have matured significantly.
Surviving a 6 Tbps DDoS attack without disruption puts Solana in a very different conversation than it was in two years ago, said one blockchain infrastructure analyst. This is internet-scale stress testing in real time.
Ironically, the 6 Tbps DDoS attack success comes as Solana faces mounting financial pressure.
On-chain data from Glassnode shows the network’s 30-day realized profit-to-loss ratio has remained below 1 since mid-November — a level typically associated with bearish sentiment.
Analysts at Altcoin Vector describe the situation as a full liquidity reset, a phase historically linked to early stages of new liquidity cycles and, in some cases, market bottoms.
While near-term volatility remains elevated, analysts suggest stabilization could emerge within weeks, potentially setting the stage for recovery by early January if historical patterns repeat.
Meanwhile, confidence in Solana’s infrastructure continues to build regardless.
Web3 infrastructure provider Alchemy recently announced it rebuilt its Solana stack from the ground up, aiming to deliver near-zero downtime, faster transaction speeds, and higher scalability.
For critics and supporters alike, the 6 Tbps DDoS attack may mark a turning point — proving that while market cycles remain volatile, Solana’s core network can now withstand the kind of pressure once reserved only for the world’s largest internet platforms.
