Attack Trends of November 2022
As we learned in the past year, financial and governmental institutions?continue to be the most sought-after targets for DDoS attacks, with these attacks spanning and reaching every major country. November saw a rise in political targets as the US held its midterm elections on the one hand. On the other, CISA and the FBI recognized DDoS attacks as a serious threat and?published an official report about the growing danger of DDoS attacks.?
The DDoS attacks in November continue the trend of political groups like Killnet and other pro-Russian groups that perform their acts with a political agenda.
Attack Duration on the Rise?
Of the twelve major reported attacks performed in November, five attacks lasted for several hours and, in the worst cases, several days. These attacks resulted in major financial and governmental sites shutting down for over three hours. In the case of “BikePortland,” an E-commerce organization, a major shutdown of one?week.?
“Loopring,” an American trading platform, was shut down for four hours, and the FBI’s site was down for three hours on November 14th. A few days before, a Russian hacktivist group, “The People’s Cyberarmy,” called on members to target the American Democratic party website. This resulted in the site going down for five hours after the midterm elections.
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Major Attacks on Financial and Governmental Sites Worldwide
In Greece, the government’s site was down for 72 hours, with over 800 services of Greece’s Gov.gr being frozen by an unprecedented DDoS attack. The cyber-attack reportedly came from the Netherlands and damaged many government institutions, including medical services.?In Switzerland, a major trading platform, “Swissqoute,” was down for about ten hours. In North Korea, a major internet provider was shut down for five hours, resulting in disrupting regular activity for the national airline and major internal email servers.
These hazardous attacks may indicate an escalation in complexity and hacker groups expanding their attack layers. This data is alarming because many global organizations lack visibility into their critical vulnerabilities. We will continue monitoring for trends and new attack vectors as 2022 ends.?