In 2023, the estimated number of distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) cyberattacks in Italy was of approximately 13,000. This represents a decrease from the 2,000 attacks registered in 20212. In 2019 and 2020, the country registered the peak of DDoS attacks, with over 15,000 cyberattacks reported.
Estimated number of distributed denial-of-service (DDoS)* cyberattacks in Italy from 2017 to 2023
The figures are approximations. Data prior to 2021 previously published by the source. Data for 2019 not available. * A distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) is a cyber-attack where the perpetrator uses more than one, often thousands of, unique IP addresses.Â
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Associazione Italiana per la Sicurezza Informatica. (March 19, 2024). Estimated number of distributed denial-of-service (DDoS)* cyberattacks in Italy from 2017 to 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/649366/cyber-attacks-ddos-in-italy-timeline/
Associazione Italiana per la Sicurezza Informatica. "Estimated number of distributed denial-of-service (DDoS)* cyberattacks in Italy from 2017 to 2023." Chart. March 19, 2024. Statista. Accessed November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/649366/cyber-attacks-ddos-in-italy-timeline/
Associazione Italiana per la Sicurezza Informatica. (2024). Estimated number of distributed denial-of-service (DDoS)* cyberattacks in Italy from 2017 to 2023. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/649366/cyber-attacks-ddos-in-italy-timeline/
Associazione Italiana per la Sicurezza Informatica. "Estimated Number of Distributed Denial-of-service (Ddos)* Cyberattacks in Italy from 2017 to 2023." Statista, Statista Inc., 19 Mar 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/649366/cyber-attacks-ddos-in-italy-timeline/
Associazione Italiana per la Sicurezza Informatica, Estimated number of distributed denial-of-service (DDoS)* cyberattacks in Italy from 2017 to 2023 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/649366/cyber-attacks-ddos-in-italy-timeline/ (last visited November 21, 2024)
Estimated number of distributed denial-of-service (DDoS)* cyberattacks in Italy from 2017 to 2023 [Graph], Associazione Italiana per la Sicurezza Informatica, March 19, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/649366/cyber-attacks-ddos-in-italy-timeline/
