In 2018, Q1 saw a DDoS attack that lasted 12 days, the longest since 2015, according to Kaspersky Lab.
- In Q1 2018, the longest DDoS attack lasted 297 hours, or more than 12 days. — Kaspersky Lab, 2018
- DDoS botnets attacked online resources in 79 countries in Q1 2018. — Kaspersky Lab, 2018
Multi-day DDoS attacks are back again: In Q1 2018, one attack lasted 297 hours, or more than 12 days, making it one of the longest in recent years, according to a
Thursday report from Kaspersky Lab.
Q1 2018 saw a significant increase in both the total number of DDoS attacks, and the duration of those attacks, compared to Q4 2017, the report found. This rise is due in large part to a growing number of botnet attacks. The Linux-based botnets Darkai (a
Mirai botnet clone) and AESDDoS were largely responsible for the hike, the report noted.
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In terms of geography, in Q1 2018, DDoS botnets attacked online resources in 79 countries, the report found. Those that experienced the largest number of attacks were, by far, China (59% of all attacks), the US (18%), and South Korea (8%). These three nations also host the largest number of servers, and sites and services hosted on them, leaving them more open to attacks, the report noted. Hong Kong (4%), Great Britain (1%), and Canada (1%) rounded out the top six most targeted countries.
