Key Country Level DDoS Attack Statistics From Jan 1, 2022 to June 30, 2022 / ISSUE 9: FINDINGS FROM 1ST HALF 2022
Argentina
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. DNS
4. DNS Amplification
5. ICMP
6. L2TP Amplification
7. mDNS Amplification
8. memcached Amplification
9. MS SQL RS Amplification
10. NetBIOS Amplification
11. NTP Amplification
12. RIPv1 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
Top Attack Vectors
Ta
TCP ACK
Number of Attacks
8,465
Dn
DNS Amp
Number of Attacks
7,190
Tk
TCP SYN/ACK Amp
Number of Attacks
6,733
Im
ICMP
Number of Attacks
5,320
Np
NTP Amp
Number of Attacks
4,520
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
|
8,025 | 737.42 Gbps | 90.6 Mpps | 72 Minutes |
| 2 |
 Surveying and Mapping (except Geophysical) Services
|
669 | 15.8 Gbps | 4.23 Mpps | 79 Minutes |
| 3 |
 Credit Card Issuing
|
309 | 129.17 Gbps | 96.18 Mpps | 14 Minutes |
| 4 |
 Data Processing Hosting and Related Services
|
306 | 9.77 Gbps | 1.8 Mpps | 72 Minutes |
| 5 |
 Wireless Telecommunications Carriers (except Satellite)
|
189 | 30.07 Gbps | 3.43 Mpps | 14 Minutes |
| 6 |
 Offices of Physicians (except Mental Health Specialists)
|
34 | 23.22 Gbps | 2.41 Mpps | 100 Minutes |
| 7 |
 All Other Telecommunications
|
11 | 0.22 Gbps | 0.49 Mpps | 108 Minutes |
| 8 |
 Television Broadcasting
|
10 | 3.2 Gbps | 0.27 Mpps | 51 Minutes |
| 9 |
 Refrigerated Warehousing and Storage
|
9 | 0.03 Gbps | 0.07 Mpps | 7 Minutes |
| 10 |
 Telecommunications Resellers
|
5 | 6.31 Gbps | 1.95 Mpps | 7 Minutes |