In 2021, around 35 percent of distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks were directed at the United States. The United Kingdom took the second place, and China the third place with just below 20 percent of attacks. The computer and internet industry are most frequently targeted.
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Atlas VPN. (August 3, 2021). Global distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks worldwide in 2021, by attacked country [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 20, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1255583/ddos-attacks-by-attacked-country/
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