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StormWall was honored in the Distributed Denial-of-Service (DDoS) Solution category of the Globee&reg;Cybersecurity Awards.

StormWall was honored in the Distributed Denial-of-Service (DDoS) Solution category of the Globee Cybersecurity Awards.

StormWall Wins Gold at the Globee Cybersecurity Awards 2023

<h1>StormWall wins gold at the Globee Cybersecurity Awards 2023</h1>

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StormWall was honored in the Distributed Denial-of-Service (DDoS) Solution category of the Globee&reg;Cybersecurity Awards. One of the world&#39;s leading business awards, the Globee&reg; Awards is an annual competition organized to raise awareness of cyber defense issues, celebrating its 19th edition in 2023.

The Globee&reg;Cybersecurity Awards honor cybersecurity companies for the best and most advanced security solutions across categories including threat detection, cloud security, data privacy, risk management, and more.

The Globee&reg;Cybersecurity Awards 2023 was decided by more than 250 judges from around the world from different areas of cybersecurity. Learn more about the event <a href="https://globeeawards.com/cyber-security/winners/" target="_blank">on the official Globee&reg;Awards website</a>.

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StormWall wins gold at the Globee Cybersecurity Awards 2023

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StormWall&rsquo;s DDoS Year-in-Review report takes a look at the 2022 threat landscape, breaks down the industries that were most affected, and explores current DDoS trends.

DDoS attack statistics for 2022: general threat development trends, report on the most vulnerable industries, protocols and countries.

DDoS-attacks report for 2022 | StormWall

17 march 2023

<h1>2022: DDoS Year-in-Review Report by StormWall</h1>

StormWall&rsquo;s DDoS Year-in-Review report takes a look at the 2022 threat landscape, breaks down the industries that were most affected, and explores current DDoS trends.

You might also be interested to check out our latest <a href="https://stormwall.network/ddos-attack-report-2023">2023 DDoS Attacks Report</a>.

<h2>DDoS attacks have evolved in 2022</h2>

Once more, 2022 became in many ways a record-breaker. As the criminals worked to build <a href="https://stormwall.network/blog-analytics-evolution-of-botnets">better botnets</a>, multi-terabit per second attacks steadily increased in frequency.

While the maximum attack power hovered around 1 Terabit per second (Tbit/s) in 2021, this year it almost doubled: attacks reaching 2 Tbit/s&nbsp; became dangerously common in 2022.

Similarly, there was a steady increase in the duration of attacks throughout the year. By the end of 2021, most companies had to deal with incidents that lasted up to 3 days.

All this became possible thanks to the emergence of new sophisticated botnets. Originally developed by hacktivists for politically motivated actions, their use eventually spilled over to common criminals.

The beginning of the year was marked by a sharp spike in hacker and hacktivist DDoS activity in the first quarter. The trend carried over into the second quarter and then <a href="https://stormwall.network/blog-ddos-attacks-report-for-q3-2022">into the third</a>. But the momentum blunted in the fourth quarter as hacktivist activity subsided.

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<h2>Global DDoS attack trends in 2022</h2>

<ul>
	<li>Overall, there was a 74% YoY increase in the number of DDoS attacks <a href="https://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/blogs/ddos-attacks-in-2022-trends/">in 2022</a>.</li>
	<li>But the momentum took a turn in the fourth quarter. From the end of October, the growth rate began to slow down. The decline continued in November. And in December, the number of attacks plummeted by as much as 53% compared to the previous month.</li>
	<li>The year was marked by a dramatic increase in the power of botnets, which drove stronger and more sustained attacks.</li>
	<li>Criminals targeted the fintech industry more than others. It suffered 34% of the incidents. There&rsquo;s also been a 12-fold increase of attacks on financial services.</li>
	<li>Hacktivists contributed to the increase in the strength and duration of attacks, developing tools for politically motivated actions that were eventually adopted by for-profit criminals.</li>
</ul>

<h2>DDoS attack statistics by industry</h2>

Here&rsquo;s which industries were most affected by DDoS:

<ul>
	<li>Finance: 34%</li>
	<li>Telecommunications: 26%</li>
	<li>Retail:&nbsp; 17%</li>
	<li>Entertainment: 12%</li>
	<li>Insurance: 6%</li>
	<li>Education: 2%</li>
	<li>Logistics: 2%</li>
	<li>Others: 1%</li>
</ul>

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Figure 1. DDoS attack statistics by industry in 2022. Source: StormWall

<h3>Finance</h3>

In 2022, the main DDoS blow fell on the financial industry, with almost a third of all attacks (34%) targeting this vertical. This sector also saw the sharpest growth, with attacks up 12 times year-over-year.

The fintech industry has <a href="https://cyberprotection-magazine.com/ddos-attack-wave-on-banks-how-can-companies-protect-themselves">traditionally</a> been a DDoS hotspot. Threat actors often conduct powerful attacks on online financial services in an effort to disrupt payment processing. This is done as an extortion tactic or as a <a href="https://www.cybersecasia.net/newsletter/ddos-attacks-may-be-a-smokescreen-for-other-concurrent-cyber-activity">smokescreen</a> to cover up a simultaneous malware or ransomware hack. But in 2022, a lot of incidents were initiated by hacktivists, especially in the first two quarters of the year. Though, their activity blunted towards the fourth quarter.

Attacks lasted an average of 8 hours, and the maximum power seen by StormWall reached 1 million requests per second. Such attacks are only possible using sophisticated botnets. This is one instance when tools, originally designed by hacktivists for their own use, are now beginning to see wider adoption, shaping the overall threat landscape.

<h3>Telecommunications</h3>

The telecommunications industry became a close-second in terms of attack numbers (26%). Attacks <a href="https://www.techradar.com/news/ddos-is-fast-becoming-a-potent-weapon-for-cybercriminals">increased</a> by 4 fold YoY.

As the pandemic forced many companies into remote working, video-conferencing became an indispensable driver of mission-critical business processes. Both politically motivated actors and for-profit hackers recognized the opportunity and began targeting businesses in this sector heavily. Attack goals ranged from hacktivism to extortion.

The peak attack power here reached 1,2 Tbit/s. The average duration was 8 hours. Many telecommunications companies have never faced a DDoS threat of this magnitude before. Unprepared, the attacks disrupted their services slightly, but most companies remained relatively unscathed, avoiding major outages. Learn how<a href="https://stormwall.network/success-stories-africell"> StormWall protected Africell network with BGP from cybercrime in Africa</a>.

Most attacks on the industry can be attributed to companies trying to bring down the competition using DDoS. Also, hacktivists, who are constantly looking for new targets, began to hit businesses in this vertical.

<h3>Retail</h3>

The e-commerce industry accounted for 17% of DDoS attacks in 2022. And there was a 53% YoY increase in the number of attacks on online stores. 

&nbsp;

Most incidents were driven by unfair competition: companies launching attacks on peers to shut down competing stores and increase their market share. (Learn more about the <a href="https://stormwall.network/blog-edu-who-launches-ddos-attacks">purposes of DDoS attacks</a>.)

As usual, the attacks peaked during the holidays, when shoppers rushed to online stores for gifts and discounts. There was a sharp spike in February the week before Valentine&#39;s Day (up 38% from the previous week) and in November, particularly around Black Friday and Cyber Monday.

The trend towards increased use of botnets continues here, as some of the attacks have been uncommonly powerful. And the average duration of attacks hovered around 3 hours.

This data paints a worrying picture. While e-commerce store owners had historically used DDoS for unfair competition, they didn&rsquo;t usually employ botnets. These tools required a certain technical know-how, and were expensive to run. But this is all changing now, as botnet attacks are getting easier to launch and cheaper to maintain over long hauls. Thus, it is likely that such attacks will not only continue into 2023, but will also grow in destructive power and duration.

<h3>Entertainment</h3>

The entertainment industry suffered 12% of all DDoS attacks in 2022. And the number of incidents increased 3 fold YoY.

As quarantine measures are being lifted across countries, users spend less time consuming online content. This somewhat downplays the ability of hackers to use downtime as leverage for extortion. Because of this, the share of attacks on the entertainment industry decreased by 12% from the previous year, and bad actors have shifted their attention onto other industries.

But the overall number of attacks is growing across all industries, which explains the 5-fold increase in the total number of incidents.

<h3>Insurance</h3>

Around 6% of DDoS attacks in 2022 targeted businesses in the insurance sector, constituting a 5 fold YoY increase.

Adversaries often seek opportunities to extort money from insurance companies. Likewise, business competitors may use malicious methods to gain a foothold in the market. DDoS attacks are particularly devastating for firms in this sector &mdash; they can incur substantial financial losses, customer attrition, and serious damage to the company&#39;s reputation. After all, an assured level of service availability is paramount for insurers.

<h3>Education</h3>

In 2022, the education industry accounted for 2% of DDoS attacks. Their number increased by 36% compared to the previous year.

Reliance on online learning has been growing rapidly since the pandemic. In fact, about 77% of public college students are now taking at least one course online. But the networks that accommodate this aren&#39;t sufficiently hardened. And DDoS attacks are so easy to launch now, that even students can do it. Indeed, some of the attacks recorded this year were launched by students who targeted their academy networks during exams.

But many incidents were also driven by hacktivists trying to disrupt college admissions campaigns in Russia: the first quarter of 2022 saw a sharp surge in attacks targeting the country&rsquo;s universities.

Several websites that lacked professional DDoS protection experienced a prolonged outage. Many critical services were shut down, making it impossible for students to apply for admission. Such academies had to frantically connect DDoS protection to restore networks to working order.

<h3>Logistics</h3>

The logistics vertical accounted for a 2% share of DDoS attacks in 2022. And a 64% YoY increase in attack frequency was observed.

Digital enterprise supply chains rely on interconnected components: like links in a chain. Many are maintained by outside vendors, and the client essentially has to trust in their ability to secure these systems. But some vendors still use open source software, and some have relaxed their security measures in the post-pandemic world of remote work. This creates a huge vulnerability and leaves otherwise resilient companies vulnerable to attacks.

Supply chains are only as strong as their weakest link, so shattering one can bring the whole thing down. Of course, hackers quickly seized the opportunity, distracting cybersecurity teams with DDoS while staging backdoor attacks. This can result in breaches and leaks of confidential data.

But for-profit criminals weren&rsquo;t the only source of danger this year. Hacktivists also launched a series of large-scale DDoS offensives against logistics businesses in Russia, in an attempt to disable critical supply chains.

<h2>DDoS attacks by protocols</h2>

<ul>
	<li>HTTP/HTTPS 78%</li>
	<li>TCP/UDP 17%</li>
	<li>DNS 2%</li>
	<li>Others 3%</li>
</ul>

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<cite>Figure 2. Dynamics of protocol attacks in 2022. Source: StormWall</cite>

The vast majority of DDoS attacks in 2022 (78%) were directed at the application layer of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OSI_model">OSI model</a>. Only 17% of attacks hit the network and transport layers, and even fewer attack the <a href="https://stormwall.network/knowledge-base/protocol/dns">DNS</a> (3%).

Interestingly, the distribution of attacks by protocol is reversed compared to last year. In the third quarter of 2021, more than 80% of attacks were packet flooding, targeting the transport and application layers. Maintaining <a href="https://stormwall.network/knowledge-base/attack/http-flood">HTTP floods</a> capable of constantly overloading enterprise networks was simply too expensive. This year, everything has changed, as the cost of using sophisticated botnets has decreased while their firepower, on the contrary, has increased manifold.

This has forced businesses into a race to rethink DDoS protection, as the security measures implemented to increase their resilience against TCP/<a href="https://stormwall.network/knowledge-base/attack/udp-flood">UDP floods</a> are now insufficient.

<h2>DDoS attacks by country</h2>

<ul>
	<li>USA: 18,3%</li>
	<li>China: 10,7%</li>
	<li>India: 9,2%</li>
	<li>Russia: 8,4%</li>
	<li>England: 7,2%</li>
	<li>Germany: 6,8%</li>
	<li>France: 5,3%</li>
	<li>Japan: 4,7%</li>
	<li>Ukraine: 4,5%</li>
	<li>Brazil: 4,2%</li>
	<li>UAE: 3,8%</li>
	<li>Spain: 3,6%</li>
	<li>Italy: 2,8%</li>
	<li>Turkey: 2,3%</li>
	<li>Serbia: 1,7%</li>
	<li>Hungary: 1,4%</li>
	<li>Others: 5,1%</li>
</ul>

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Figure 3. DDoS attack statistics by country in 2022. Source: StormWall

The US was struck by 18.3% of all DDoS attacks, bearing the heaviest blow. Like elsewhere in the world, the number of attacks peaked in the first and second quarters of the year. The trend then began reversing in the third quarter, and flipped downwards in the fourth. Threat actors were most active on Fridays, potentially hoping to catch security teams unawares at the week&rsquo;s end.

China, which was hit by 10,7% of attacks, was the second hottest DDoS hotspot this year. China is traditionally a major source of global DDoS traffic.

India was a close runner up for the undesirable 2nd place. It came in third, with 9.2% of incidents finding their targets in the republic. Some attacks can be attributed to hacktivism, but it wasn&rsquo;t the only driver. Some incidents were carried out for the purpose of extortion, or as part of multi-vector hacks.

Russia, the fourth most attacked region, got hit by 8,4% of DDoS attacks. Obviously, this is due to the Russia &mdash; Ukraine conflict, which understandably made the former the main target of hacktivism. All industries were affected, from education to finance, as independent and state-sponsored gangs put the country under a real barrage. They tried hard to cripple critical infrastructure, paralyze businesses and banking, and sabotage the economy as a whole.

A more trivial story took place in the UK, where 7,2% of DDoS attacks landed. As one of the most developed economies in the world, it is typically targeted by for-profit criminals, who are trying to hit the jackpot. 
Conclusion

This year, DDoS actors have advanced and pretty much doubled their firepower. Unfortunately, the same cannot be said for most organizations, whose resilience to DDoS is dwindling as attack duration and power grows faster than businesses get better at mitigation.

And the impact of these attacks cannot be overestimated. If successful, they can cause days of downtime, disrupt learning, restrict access to information, and even banking. The threat will only grow. That is why StormWall recommends all companies to work with a professional security partner to build up their DDoS resistance.

The report can be downloaded <a href="https://content2.stormwall.pro/or/files/ddos-repot-stormwall-2022.pdf">in PDF-format</a>.

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2022: DDoS Year-in-Review Report by StormWall

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StormWall, a global DDoS protection provider, examined Q1 2023 attacks on clients in the financial industry, e-commerce, telecom, entertainment, transport, education, and logistics for its first 2023 report.

DDoS attack statistics in the first quarter of 2023: general trends, which industries and countries were most affected, classification of DDoS attacks by protocol.

Q1 2023 DDoS Attack Report | StormWall

April 17, 2023

<h1>Q1 2023 in Review: DDoS Attacks Report by StormWall</h1>

StormWall, a global <a href="https://stormwall.network/">DDoS protection</a> provider, examined Q1 2023 attacks on clients in the financial industry, e-commerce, telecom, entertainment, transport, education, and logistics for its first 2023 report.

You might also be interested in checking out our latest <a href="https://stormwall.network/ddos-attack-report-2023">DDoS Attacks Report (2023 in Review)</a>.

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<h2>Looking back at Q1 2023</h2>

Q1 2023 saw a 47% surge in attacks compared to the same period last year, with a shift towards botnet usage and growing instances of smokescreening to hide multi-vector incidents &mdash; attacks used as decoy increased by 28% compared to Q1 2022.

Threat actors also began shifting focus to vital infrastructure and services, including logistical services, payment processing hubs, and banking systems, aiming to impact a larger number of users.

The focus on targeting critical infrastructure &mdash; which is usually well-hardened &mdash;&nbsp; meant that cybercriminals had to further increase their firepower. On average, the attacks we recorded peaked at 1.4 Tbps and lasted up to 4 days.

The concurrent rise in duration and capacity was enabled by the growing reliance on botnets &mdash; networks of infected devices. In fact, over 38% of attacks used botnets in Q1 2023.

<h2>Q1 2023 DDoS Trends: an Overview</h2>

<ul>
	<li>Rise of smokescreening: DDoS attacks served as decoys in multi-vector assaults increased by 28% YoY. These assaults allow threat actors to distract security specialists while infiltrating networks or stealing data.</li>
	<li>Growing attack strength: The attack strength peaked at 1.4 Tbps, and the longest attack persisted for 4 days.</li>
	<li>Critical infrastructure targeted: To maximize damages, cybercriminals focused on overwhelming essential services like payment processors and logistical control centers.</li>
	<li>Botnets keep on gaining traction. Over 38% of DDoS attacks used networks of compromised devices.</li>
	<li>Decrease in political incidents: Hactivists were behind most DDoS attacks on Russian infrastructure in 2022; however, their activity significantly diminished in 2023.</li>
</ul>

<h2>Industry Breakdown: DDoS Attack Growth Rates Soar</h2>

DDoS attack frequency surged across most industries, reaching a new all-time high. Here&#39;s a year-over-year breakdown of the incidents breakdown by sector, from most to the least affected:

Shares of attacks by industry

<ul>
	<li>Finance: 34%</li>
	<li>Ecommerce: 22% share</li>
	<li>Telecommunications: 16%</li>
	<li>Entertainment: 12%</li>
	<li>Transportation: 7%</li>
	<li>Education: 5%</li>
	<li>Insurance: 3%</li>
	<li>Others: 1%</li>
</ul>

Increase in attacks compared to Q1 2022

<ul>
	<li>Finance: 68%</li>
	<li>Ecommerce: 51%</li>
	<li>Telecommunications: 47%</li>
	<li>Entertainment: 36%</li>
	<li>Transportation: 118%</li>
	<li>Education: 16%</li>
	<li>Insurance: 5%</li>
</ul>

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Figure 1. DDoS attack statistics by industry in Q1 2023. Source: StormWall

<h3>1. Financial</h3>

In Q1 2023, the financial sector was the <a href="https://cyberprotection-magazine.com/ddos-attack-wave-on-banks-how-can-companies-protect-themselves">prime target</a>, constituting 34% of attacks and witnessing a 68% YoY increase.

Predominantly, for-profit criminals attacked financial services&#39; infrastructure, seeking to disrupt operations. Their objectives varied: from extortion and blackmail to diverting attention from data exfiltration, aiming to breach organizations and sell confidential information on the dark web.

<h3>2. Ecommerce</h3>

Ecommerce faced significant challenges, enduring 22% of attacks and a 51% increase compared to Q1 2022.

Q1 2023 saw a diversification in attack targets: not just ecommerce websites, but also underlying services like logistical services, supply chains, warehouses, and equipment manufacturers. This shift contrasts with many previous attacks, particularly during holidays, which often involved rival companies seeking to hinder competitors and gain market share.

<h3>3. Telecommunications</h3>

Telecom remained a popular target, with 16% of attacks and a 47% YoY increase, which places this vertical as the third most attacked.

Telecom providers&#39; uninterrupted availability is vital for increasingly digitized online businesses. A telecom outage impacts numerous organizations within the affected area, putting immense pressure on providers to thwart attacks. This vulnerability makes them prime targets for threat actors pursuing extortion and blackmail opportunities. Smokescreening was also prevalent, as hackers aimed to obtain confidential information held by telecommunication providers.

<h3>4. Entertainment</h3>

The entertainment industry faced significant challenges, with 12% of attacks and a 36% increase in Q1 2023.

Video streaming services and online game servers were heavily targeted in this sector. Companies without professional DDoS protection struggled, suffering extended outages and leaving many players unable to enjoy their favorite games.

Users migrated to competitors with better-protected infrastructure that withstood attacks. Consequently, affected companies faced financial and reputational losses, as well as diminished market share.

<h3>5. Transportation</h3>

The transportation industry experienced the steepest growth in DDoS attacks. Despite accounting for only 7% of attack volume, attacks soared by 118% compared to last year&#39;s same period.

Transport hubs like traffic control centers, airports, and transport companies were prime targets for threat actors. This trend is concerning. Like most services, transport control centers rely on internet connectivity for seamless operation of systems such as traffic lights, subway signaling, and train automation controls.

Malfunctioning systems can cause significant transport hub delays, resulting in damages worth hundreds of millions of dollars and posing a direct risk to public safety. Prioritizing DDoS protection for transport systems is crucial, especially as we anticipate a continued surge in attacks on this sector.

<h3>Education and insurance</h3>

DDoS attack growth rates for education and insurance industries have stabilized, with attack shares of 5% and 3% respectively. Education incidents rose by 16%, while insurance saw a 5% increase.

Last year&#39;s surge in elearning attacks, partly driven by hacktivism, subsided in 2023. As lockdowns lifted and students returned to schools, attacks by students attempting to avoid exams also decreased. In the insurance sector, hackers primarily sought extortion and blackmail opportunities.

<h2>DDoS attacks breakdown by country</h2>

The United States, China, and India continue to top the list of the most targeted countries. A notable surge in attacks was observed in the United Arab Emirates, with their proportion nearly doubling from 3.8% in Q1 2022 to 6.4% in the current year. Conversely, both Russia and Ukraine experienced a decline in DDoS activity, resulting in lower rankings.

The following is a breakdown of countries by their share of DDoS attacks:

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Figure 2. DDoS attack statistics by country in Q1 2023. Source: StormWall

<table style="width: 500px;">
	<tbody>
		<tr>
			<td>USA: 17,6% 
			India: 14,2% 
			China: 11,7% 
			UK: 8,6% 
			France: 7,3% 
			Germany: 7,1% 
			UAE: 6,4%</td>
			<td>Brazil: 6,2% 
			Spain: 5,1% 
			Japan: 3,7% 
			Russia: 2,8% 
			Italy: 2,6% 
			Ukraine: 2,3% 
			Turkey: 1,4% 
			Others: 3%</td>
		</tr>
	</tbody>
</table>

<h2>Protocol Breakdown</h2>

In Q1 2023, botnets are continuing to gain ground, causing the share of application layer attacks to balloon. On the other hand, transport layer attacks such as <a href="https://stormwall.network/knowledge-base/attack/syn-attack">SYN floods</a> or <a href="https://stormwall.network/knowledge-base/attack/udp-flood">UDP floods</a> have been on the decline.

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<cite>Figure 3. Dynamics of protocol attacks in Q1 2023. Source: StormWall</cite>

<ul>
	<li>HTTP/HTTPS: 82.3%</li>
	<li>TCP/UDP: 11,7%</li>
	<li>DNS: 2,3%</li>
	<li>Others: 3,7%</li>
</ul>

Flood attacks targeting the lower levels of the OSI model tend to be less disruptive than those aimed at the application layer. While they can cause congestion and packet loss, these effects often do not render the resource entirely unresponsive. Consequently, as more damaging application layer attacks become increasingly accessible and cost-effective, the motivations for conducting TCP/UDP floods decrease, unless targeting a service specifically vulnerable to this type of attack.

<h2>Conclusions</h2>

Q1 2023 witnessed a near-universal rise in attack volume, strength, and duration, with emerging trends like the focus on transport hubs emphasizing the escalating threat of DDoS attacks.

Concerningly, threat actors have adapted their tactics, now integrating DDoS attacks within multi-vector incidents. This has forced targeted organizations to address not only outages from overburdened servers but also data breaches, ransomware, and additional threats. The emergence of these trends in merely the first quarter of the year is alarming and may indicate a potential escalation in the future.

In fact, based on data analysis from our client-targeted attacks, StormWall projects a 170% increase in DDoS attacks by the end of 2023. We recommend that all businesses seek professional DDoS protection to ensure their safety in the upcoming year.

The report can be downloaded <a href="https://content2.stormwall.pro/or/files/ddos-report-stormwall-q-1-2023.pdf">in PDF-format</a>.

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