In the second quarter of 2023, the number of DDoS attacks against Russian companies increased by 28% compared to the same period last year. This was reported to socialbites.ca by StormWall’s press service.
The sectors most attacked were the public sector (37% of the total number of attacks), the financial sector (23%) and the telecommunications sector (18%). There were also numerous attacks on the energy sector (7%), the oil sector (5%), the transportation sector (4%), the manufacturing sector (3%), cultural institutions (2%) and other sectors (1%). ).
The largest increase in DDoS attacks occurred in the public sector. In the second quarter of this year, the number of attacks on state institutions increased by 118%. In the second place is the energy sector with a growth of 74%. The three leaders were closed by businesses in the oil industry, with growth of 53%.
StormWall experts also noted that the most DDoS attacks in the second quarter were recorded in May. This month accounted for 42% of all attacks recorded in Russia this quarter.
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