[mike_d]

Hetzner operates a 5-10 Tbps network, roughly the same traffic volume as all of Spectrum/Charter Communications (the 2nd largest cable company in the US). They show up everywhere because they are a big part of the internet.

A wise network operator once told me - never shit on people when they are under attack. Because in the not too distant future you are going to be the victim.

[onphonenow]

Umm.. AWS and GCP and friends dwarf these guys, but I zee Hetzner, OVH and DigitalOcean in these things.

[Dylan16807]

I bet a big factor is that AWS and GCP charge obscene markups for bandwidth. Much harder to get away with.

[jjeaff]

Of course, no one could afford a ddos from AWS or GCP. Even in the case of compromised machines, the huge traffic bill is going to alert everyone pretty quickly.