Key Country Level DDoS Attack Statistics From Jan 1, 2022 to June 30, 2022 / ISSUE 9: FINDINGS FROM 1ST HALF 2022
United States of America
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
27
Attack Vectors Used
1. ARMS Amplification
2. chargen Amplification
3. CLDAP Amplification
4. COAP Amplification
5. DNS
6. DNS Amplification
7. ICMP
8. ISAKMP
9. mDNS Amplification
10. memcached Amplification
11. MS SQL RS Amplification
12. NetBIOS Amplification
13. NTP Amplification
14. RDP Amplification
15. RIPv1 Amplification
16. rpcbind Amplification
17. SIP Amplification
18. SNMP Amplification
19. SSDP Amplification
20. TCP ACK
21. TCP RST
22. TCP SYN
23. TCP SYN/ACK Amplification
24. UDP
25. UDP Fragment
26. WS-DD Amplification
27. WS-Discovery Amplification
Top Attack Vectors
Ts
TCP SYN
Number of Attacks
262,145
Ta
TCP ACK
Number of Attacks
202,881
Dn
DNS Amp
Number of Attacks
144,779
Tr
TCP RST
Number of Attacks
140,059
Im
ICMP
Number of Attacks
137,847
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
|
351,272 | 482.35 Gbps | 199.87 Mpps | 70 Minutes |
| 2 |
 Data Processing Hosting and Related Services
|
152,627 | 462.38 Gbps | 136.45 Mpps | 103 Minutes |
| 3 |
 Wireless Telecommunications Carriers (except Satellite)
|
68,931 | 214.05 Gbps | 25.33 Mpps | 38 Minutes |
| 4 |
 Satellite Telecommunications
|
40,067 | 52.36 Gbps | 10.22 Mpps | 154 Minutes |
| 5 |
 All Other Professional Scientific and Technical Services
|
36,054 | 648.17 Gbps | 127.73 Mpps | 169 Minutes |
| 6 |
 Internet Publishing and Broadcasting and Web Search Portals
|
31,328 | 59.13 Gbps | 84.14 Mpps | 191 Minutes |
| 7 |
 Electronic Computer Manufacturing
|
12,486 | 72.19 Gbps | 16.71 Mpps | 81 Minutes |
| 8 |
 Electronic Shopping and Mail-Order Houses
|
10,711 | 200.07 Gbps | 107.25 Mpps | 21 Minutes |
| 9 |
 Elementary and Secondary Schools
|
8,473 | 95.79 Gbps | 23.59 Mpps | 19 Minutes |
| 10 |
 Automobile Manufacturing
|
6,470 | 313.19 Gbps | 1.96 Mpps | 35 Minutes |