Key Country Level DDoS Attack Statistics From Jan 1, 2022 to June 30, 2022 / ISSUE 9: FINDINGS FROM 1ST HALF 2022
France
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
21
Attack Vectors Used
1. ARMS
2. chargen Amplification
3. CLDAP Amplification
4. DHCP Discovery Amplification
5. DNS
6. DNS Amplification
7. ICMP
8. mDNS Amplification
9. memcached Amplification
10. MS SQL RS Amplification
11. NetBIOS Amplification
12. NTP Amplification
13. rpcbind Amplification
14. SNMP Amplification
15. SSDP Amplification
16. TCP ACK
17. TCP RST
18. TCP SYN
19. TCP SYN/ACK Amplification
20. UDP
21. WS-DD Amplification
Top Attack Vectors
Ta
TCP ACK
Number of Attacks
33,721
Im
ICMP
Number of Attacks
24,831
Dn
DNS Amp
Number of Attacks
23,470
Np
NTP Amp
Number of Attacks
19,875
Ts
TCP SYN
Number of Attacks
16,084
Top Ten 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
|
37,482 | 423.06 Gbps | 152.48 Mpps | 55 Minutes |
| 2 |
 Wireless Telecommunications Carriers (except Satellite)
|
36,577 | 308.84 Gbps | 284.03 Mpps | 80 Minutes |
| 3 |
 Data Processing Hosting and Related Services
|
6,140 | 78.82 Gbps | 105.14 Mpps | 22 Minutes |
| 4 |
 New Car Dealers
|
3,406 | 72.49 Gbps | 12.92 Mpps | 162 Minutes |
| 5 |
 Electronic Computer Manufacturing
|
782 | 5.83 Gbps | 1.37 Mpps | 39 Minutes |
| 6 |
 Electronic Shopping and Mail-Order Houses
|
649 | 2.21 Gbps | 0.32 Mpps | 18 Minutes |
| 7 |
 Commercial Banking
|
459 | 0.98 Gbps | 0.24 Mpps | 14 Minutes |
| 8 |
 Investment Banking and Securities Dealing
|
331 | 0.67 Gbps | 0.26 Mpps | 29 Minutes |
| 9 |
 All Other Telecommunications
|
144 | 6.97 Gbps | 2.42 Mpps | 22 Minutes |
| 10 |
 Optical Instrument and Lens Manufacturing
|
41 | 0.65 Gbps | 0.1 Mpps | 33 Minutes |