Key Country Level DDoS Attack Statistics From Jan 1, 2022 to June 30, 2022 / ISSUE 9: FINDINGS FROM 1ST HALF 2022
Mexico
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. ARMS Amplification
2. CLDAP Amplification
3. DNS
4. DNS Amplification
5. ICMP
6. mDNS Amplification
7. memcached Amplfication
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 RST
17. TCP SYN
18. TCP SYN/ACK Amplification
19. UDP
20. VSE Amplification
Top Attack Vectors
Ta
TCP ACK
Number of Attacks
4,826
Dn
DNS Amp
Number of Attacks
2,544
Im
ICMP
Number of Attacks
1,622
Mq
MSSQLRS Amp
Number of Attacks
1,592
Lt
L2TP Amp
Number of Attacks
1,361
Top Six 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 |
 Wireless Telecommunications Carriers (except Satellite)
|
4,385 | 71.54 Gbps | 17.04 Mpps | 7 Minutes |
| 2 |
 Wired Telecommunications Carriers
|
4,054 | 93.94 Gbps | 11.46 Mpps | 426 Minutes |
| 3 |
 Data Processing Hosting and Related Services
|
234 | 2.48 Gbps | 5.17 Mpps | 500 Minutes |
| 4 |
 Research and Development in Biotechnology (except Nanobiotechnology)
|
85 | 5.82 Gbps | 0.49 Mpps | 160 Minutes |
| 5 |
 Custom Computer Programming Services
|
3 | 2.91 Gbps | 0.27 Mpps | 4 Minutes |
| 6 |
 All Other Telecommunications
|
1 | 0.04 Gbps | 0.07 Mpps | 5 Minutes |