Key Country Level DDoS Attack Statistics From Jan 1, 2022 to June 30, 2022 / ISSUE 9: FINDINGS FROM 1ST HALF 2022
Germany
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
25
Attack Vectors Used
1. ARMS Amplification
2. chargen Amplification
3. CLDAP Amplification
4. DHCP Discovery Amplification
5. DNS Amplification
6. ICMP
7. L2TP Amplification
8. memcached Amplification
9. MS SQL RS Amplification
10. NetBIOS Amplification
11. NTP Amplification
12. OpenVPN Amplification
13. Quake Amplification
14. RIPv1 Amplification
15. rpcbind Amplification
16. SNMP Amplification
17. SSDP Amplification
18. TCP ACK
19. TCP RST
20. TCP SYN
21. TCP SYN/ACK Amplification
22. Ubiquiti Amplification
23. UDP
24. VSE Amplification
25. WS-DD Amplification
Top Attack Vectors
Ta
TCP ACK
Number of Attacks
18,383
Ts
TCP SYN
Number of Attacks
16,364
Np
NTP Amp
Number of Attacks
12,177
Tr
TCP RST
Number of Attacks
12,051
Im
ICMP
Number of Attacks
11,448
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 |
 Data Processing Hosting and Related Services
|
14,708 | 606.17 Gbps | 124.7 Mpps | 23 Minutes |
| 2 |
 Wired Telecommunications Carriers
|
6,504 | 122.89 Gbps | 48.62 Mpps | 26 Minutes |
| 3 |
 Electronic Shopping and Mail-Order Houses
|
4,333 | 29.17 Gbps | 7.58 Mpps | 16 Minutes |
| 4 |
 Wireless Telecommunications Carriers (except Satellite)
|
2,578 | 84.44 Gbps | 67.16 Mpps | 68 Minutes |
| 5 |
 Offices of Dentists
|
148 | 7.65 Gbps | 1.7 Mpps | 22 Minutes |
| 6 |
 All Other Telecommunications
|
137 | 3.94 Gbps | 3.37 Mpps | 31 Minutes |
| 7 |
 Aircraft Engine and Engine Parts Manufacturing
|
81 | 1.08 Gbps | 0.25 Mpps | 51 Minutes |
| 8 |
 Computer Storage Device Manufacturing
|
75 | 10.13 Gbps | 2.7 Mpps | 18 Minutes |
| 9 |
 Other Residential Care Facilities
|
70 | 36.67 Gbps | 8.49 Mpps | 7 Minutes |
| 10 |
 All Other Miscellaneous Manufacturing
|
66 | 4.96 Gbps | 0.46 Mpps | 5 Minutes |