Key Country Level DDoS Attack Statistics From Jan 1, 2022 to June 30, 2022 / ISSUE 9: FINDINGS FROM 1ST HALF 2022
Canada
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. STUN Amplification
17. TCP ACK
18. TCP RST
19. TCP SYN/ACK Amplification
20. UDP
Top Attack Vectors
Ta
TCP ACK
Number of Attacks
15,027
Dn
DNS Amp
Number of Attacks
14,872
Np
NTP Amp
Number of Attacks
11,527
Ts
TCP SYN
Number of Attacks
7,952
Im
ICMP
Number of Attacks
7,807
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 |
 Wired Telecommunications Carriers
|
46,273 | 293.65 Gbps | 52.75 Mpps | 57 Minutes |
| 2 |
 Data Processing Hosting and Related Services
|
9,854 | 145.42 Gbps | 71.66 Mpps | 22 Minutes |
| 3 |
 Cable and Other Subscription Programming
|
6,246 | 47.01 Gbps | 10.88 Mpps | 14 Minutes |
| 4 |
 All Other Telecommunications
|
630 | 8.94 Gbps | 1.79 Mpps | 17 Minutes |
| 5 |
 Custom Computer Programming Services
|
125 | 1.51 Gbps | 0.13 Mpps | 55 Minutes |
| 6 |
 Software Publishers
|
56 | 17.0 Gbps | 1.87 Mpps | 27 Minutes |
| 7 |
 Electronic Computer Manufacturing
|
41 | 459.59 Gbps | 61.07 Mpps | 70 Minutes |
| 8 |
 Wireless Telecommunications Carriers (except Satellite)
|
17 | 51.59 Gbps | 11.94 Mpps | 88 Minutes |
| 9 |
 Electronic Shopping and Mail-Order Houses
|
12 | 65.42 Gbps | 5.53 Mpps | 8 Minutes |