Key Country Level DDoS Attack Statistics From Jan 1, 2022 to June 30, 2022 / ISSUE 9: FINDINGS FROM 1ST HALF 2022
Australia
Despite a slight decrease in DDoS attack frequency toward the end of 2021, adversaries unfortunately ramped up their nefarious activities in 1H 2022. Not content to simply rest on their laurels, attackers increasingly used powerful DDoS-capable botnets to launch TCP-based direct path attacks and often tied them to sociopolitical and entertainment events – think war, politics, religion, and sports.
The end result is that adversaries are constantly innovating, trying new attack methods, vectors, and motivations. EMEA experienced a 7 percent increase in DDoS attacks, with many of those tied to the conflict between Russia and Ukraine. The APAC region experienced about 8,600 DDoS attacks per day – or a new attack launched every 10 seconds. The LATAM region experienced an increase of 125 percent in botnet-based TCP floods. And North America experienced 1.04 million DDoS attacks in the six-month period, with adversaries increasingly targeting cloud-related service providers and even primary schools.
Max Multivector Attack
Max number of vectors seen in a single attack
20
Attack Vectors Used
1. chargen Amplification
2. CLDAP Amplification
3. DHCP Discovery Amplification
4. DNS Amplification
5. ICMP
6. mDNS Amplification
7. memcached Amplification
8. MS SQL RS Amplification
9. NetBIOS Amplification
10. NTP Amplification
11. RIPv1 Amplification
12. rpcbind Amplification
13. SNMP Amplification
14. SSDP Amplification
15. TCP ACK
16. TCP RST
17. TCP SYN
18. TCP SYN/ACK Amplification
19. UDP
20. WS-DD Amplification
Top Attack Vectors
Ta
TCP ACK
Number of Attacks
17,712
Ts
TCP SYN
Number of Attacks
12,815
Im
ICMP
Number of Attacks
11,182
Dn
DNS Amp
Number of Attacks
10,443
Tr
TCP RST
Number of Attacks
7,954
Top Nine Vertical Industries Under Attack
The following industry chart shows the most targeted sectors in 1H 2022 by number of attacks.
| Rank | Vertical | Frequency | Max Attack | Max Impact | Average Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 Wired Telecommunications Carriers
|
39,600 | 672.2 Gbps | 172.67 Mpps | 33 Minutes |
| 2 |
 Data Processing Hosting and Related Services
|
269 | 24.38 Gbps | 16.11 Mpps | 11 Minutes |
| 3 |
 Wireless Telecommunications Carriers (except Satellite)
|
202 | 68.81 Gbps | 11.67 Mpps | 10 Minutes |
| 4 |
 Electronic Shopping and Mail-Order Houses
|
100 | 28.75 Gbps | 29.74 Mpps | 13 Minutes |
| 5 |
 Electronic Computer Manufacturing
|
81 | 9.1 Gbps | 1.71 Mpps | 8 Minutes |
| 6 |
 Hobby Toy and Game Stores
|
73 | 0.27 Gbps | 0.12 Mpps | 48 Minutes |
| 7 |
 Internet Publishing and Broadcasting and Web Search Portals
|
37 | 0.29 Gbps | 0.1 Mpps | 39 Minutes |
| 8 |
 Direct Health and Medical Insurance Carriers
|
31 | 0.33 Gbps | 0.13 Mpps | 15 Minutes |
| 9 |
 Computer Storage Device Manufacturing
|
9 | 1.31 Gbps | 0.3 Mpps | 8 Minutes |