How did Microsoft fend off a record 2.4 Tbps DDoS Attack Targeting Azure Customers?

In August, Microsoft reported that the Azure Platform mitigated a record of 2.4 Tbps Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attack targeting Azure customers. They crossed the record of a 2.3 Tbps attack by Amazon Web Services in 2020. Microsoft has come across three prominent peaks on the same day, 2.4 Tbps, 0.55 Tbps, and 1.7 …