The average request payload size of the API has significantly increased, surpassing the mean average plus one standard deviation from the preceding period. This means that requests sent to the API are now containing more data than usual. This elevation in payload size could be caused by changes in the client-side applications, updates in API features, or possibly an attack where malicious or large data sets are being submitted in an attempt to overwhelm the system or extract more resources.
An attacker could exploit the increased request payload size by sending a large, malicious payload designed to overwhelm the API or its backend systems. For example, the attacker may send a massive payload to bypass rate-limiting and data validation mechanisms or to exploit potential vulnerabilities such as buffer overflows or memory exhaustion.
