Security News > 2023 > June > Global rise in DDoS attacks threatens digital infrastructure
In 2022, the total number of DDoS attacks worldwide increased by 115.1% over the amount observed in 2021, according to Nexusguard.
While the overall number of DDoS attacks did more than double, the maximum size of 361.9 gigabits per second represented a 48.2% decrease over those measured in 2021.
UDP- based and TCP- based attacks were the most popular attacks by type, accounting for 72.5% and 23.0% respectively.
The top three DDoS attack vectors were NTP amplification, memcached, and UDP attacks.
Amplification attacks grew by 414.6% YoY. Application attacks saw enormous growth, increasing by 718.1% YoY. AI-powered DDoS attack vectors.
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