Key Country Level DDoS Attack Statistics From Jan 1, 2022 to June 30, 2022 / ISSUE 9: FINDINGS FROM 1ST HALF 2022
Saudi Arabia
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 Amplification
2. chargen Amplification
3. CLDAP Amplification
4. DNS
5. DNS Amplification
6. ICMP
7. memcached Amplification
8. MS SQL RS Amplification
9. NetBIOS Amplification
10. NTP Amplification
11. OpenVPN Amplification
12. Quake Amplification
13. rpcbind Amplification
14. SNMP Amplification
15. SSDP Amplification
16. TCP ACK
17. TCP RST
18. TCP SYN/ACK Amplification
19. TFTP Amplification
20. UDP
21. WS-DD Amplification
Top Attack Vectors
Ta
TCP ACK
Number of Attacks
111,088
Tk
TCP SYN/ACK Amp
Number of Attacks
37,532
Tr
TCP RST
Number of Attacks
24,546
Np
NTP Amp
Number of Attacks
18,751
Dn
DNS Amp
Number of Attacks
16,744
Top Four 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
|
44,615 | 126.39 Gbps | 25.23 Mpps | 64 Minutes |
| 2 |
 Wired Telecommunications Carriers
|
20,230 | 208.28 Gbps | 95.07 Mpps | 14 Minutes |
| 3 |
 All Other Telecommunications
|
5 | 1.63 Gbps | 4.68 Mpps | 7 Minutes |
| 4 |
 Wireless Telecommunications Carriers (except Satellite)
|
1 | 0.86 Gbps | 0.08 Mpps | 4 Minutes |