From Nuisance to Strategic Threat: DDoS Attacks Against the Financial Sector

Application-layer DDoS attacks against the financial sector increased 23% between 2023 and 2024.

In 2024, the financial services sector was the top target of volumetric DDoS attacks.

There was a major spike in volumetric DDoS attacks targeting the financial sector in October 2024.

The Asia-Pacific region accounted for 38% of all volumetric DDoS attacks in the financial sector, up from 11% in 2023.