Key Country Level DDoS Attack Statistics From Jan 1, 2022 to June 30, 2022 / ISSUE 9: FINDINGS FROM 1ST HALF 2022

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Sweden

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. chargen Amplification
2. CLDAP Amplification
3. DNS
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 null
17. TCP RST
18. TCP SYN
19. TCP SYN/ACK Amplification
20. UDP
21. WS-DISCOVERY

Top Attack Vectors

Dn

DNS Amp

Number of Attacks

7,425

Im

ICMP

Number of Attacks

6,284

Np

NTP Amp

Number of Attacks

4,904

Ta

TCP ACK

Number of Attacks

3,080

Cd

CLDAP Amp

Number of Attacks

2,967

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
cell phone icon Wireless Telecommunications Carriers (except Satellite)
16,106 120.97 Gbps 195.08 Mpps 66 Minutes
2
Data Processing Hosting and Related Services
949 129.46 Gbps 20.19 Mpps 112 Minutes
3
Wired Telecommunications Carriers
821 66.84 Gbps 9.33 Mpps 28 Minutes
4
Electronic Computer Manufacturing
134 3.59 Gbps 0.55 Mpps 39 Minutes
5
Electronic Shopping and Mail-Order Houses
80 4.53 Gbps 0.56 Mpps 83 Minutes
6
All Other Telecommunications
16 0.05 Gbps 0.1 Mpps 9 Minutes
7
Automobile Driving Schools icon Automobile Driving Schools
7 0.07 Gbps 0.19 Mpps 10 Minutes
8
Satellite Telecommunications
6 14.88 Gbps 2.03 Mpps 24 Minutes
9
All Other Support Services
3 0.17 Gbps 0.4 Mpps 11 Minutes