Key Country Level DDoS Attack Statistics From Jan 1, 2022 to June 30, 2022 / ISSUE 9: FINDINGS FROM 1ST HALF 2022
Colombia
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. ISAKMP
8. mDNS Amplification
9. memcached Amplification
10. MS SQL RS Amplification
11. NetBIOS Amplification
12. NTP Amplification
13. RIPv1 Amplification
14. rpcbind Amplification
15. SNMP Amplification
16. SSDP Amplification
17. TCP ACK
18. TCP RST
19. TCP SYN
20. TCP SYN/ACK Amplification
21. UDP
Top Attack Vectors
Dn
DNS Amp
Number of Attacks
25,066
Tr
TCP RST
Number of Attacks
15,724
St
STUN Amp
Number of Attacks
15,011
Np
NTP Amp
Number of Attacks
9,901
Tk
TCP SYN/ACK Amp
Number of Attacks
8,845
Top Five 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
|
19,684 | 85.67 Gbps | 19.83 Mpps | 936 Minutes |
| 2 |
 Wireless Telecommunications Carriers (except Satellite)
|
46 | 12.75 Gbps | 1.3 Mpps | 9 Minutes |
| 3 |
 Data Processing Hosting and Related Services
|
13 | 12.59 Gbps | 1.08 Mpps | 8 Minutes |
| 4 |
 Religious Organizations
|
3 | 0.34 Gbps | 0.04 Mpps | 6 Minutes |
| 5 |
 Satellite Telecommunications
|
1 | 0.0 Gbps | 0.01 Mpps | 10 Minutes |