Attack traffic from Indonesia nearly doubled in the second quarter of 2013, according to Akamai's latest "The State of the Internet" report. October 16, 2013 11:38 PM PDT (Credit: Akamai) In a somewhat nefarious climb to the top, Indonesia overtook China to become the top source of Internet attacks. Attack traffic from Indonesia nearly doubled in the second quarter of 2013, according to Akamai's latest "The State of the Internet" report released Wednesday. This spike in April to June pushed China -- where 33 percent of attack traffic for the second quarter originated -- out of the top spot. According to Akamai, one of the world's largest globally distributed networks, 38 percent of observed attack traffic in the second quarter came out Indonesia, a 17 percent climb from the previous quarter. Rounding out the top 10 on Akamai's list of attack traffic by country are the United States, Taiwan, Turkey, India, Russia, Brazil, Romania, and South Korea. The top ten countries were the source of 89 percent of attacks, according to the report. In total, Akamai observed attack traffic originating from 175 unique countries/regions in the second quarter, two fewer than in the first quarter. Akamai noted in the report that its "methodology captures the source IP address of an observed attack and cannot determine attribution of an attacker." Which basically means, the actual attackers aren't always in the country where their attack traffic is originating. The security section of the report also said Akamai customers reported being targeted by 318 DDoS attacks in the second quarter, 54 percent more than the prior quarter, and that enterprise customers were the most frequently targeted.
Attack traffic from Indonesia nearly doubled in the second quarter of 2013, according to Akamai's latest "The State of the Internet" report.
In a somewhat nefarious climb to the top, Indonesia overtook China to become the top source of Internet attacks.
Attack traffic from Indonesia nearly doubled in the second quarter of 2013, according to Akamai's latest "The State of the Internet" report released Wednesday. This spike in April to June pushed China -- where 33 percent of attack traffic for the second quarter originated -- out of the top spot. According to Akamai, one of the world's largest globally distributed networks, 38 percent of observed attack traffic in the second quarter came out Indonesia, a 17 percent climb from the previous quarter.
Rounding out the top 10 on Akamai's list of attack traffic by country are the United States, Taiwan, Turkey, India, Russia, Brazil, Romania, and South Korea. The top ten countries were the source of 89 percent of attacks, according to the report. In total, Akamai observed attack traffic originating from 175 unique countries/regions in the second quarter, two fewer than in the first quarter.
Akamai noted in the report that its "methodology captures the source IP address of an observed attack and cannot determine attribution of an attacker." Which basically means, the actual attackers aren't always in the country where their attack traffic is originating.
The security section of the report also said Akamai customers reported being targeted by 318 DDoS attacks in the second quarter, 54 percent more than the prior quarter, and that enterprise customers were the most frequently targeted.
