CERT Report July 2024
01. Monthly Attack Trends Through Statistics
Attack Type Statistics
Attack type statistics lets you access statistical information on the Top 9 attack types that occurred in the previous month, including the progression of each attack in terms of increase and decrease, as well as attack progression by industry sector and country.
Monthly Attack Type Statistics
According to the attack type statistics compiled for June, the total number of detections increased by 130,037 cases compared to the previous month, totaling 740,802 cases. The most frequently attempted Inject Unexpected Items attacks numbered 382,275, showing a 66,147 increase from the previous month and accounting for 51.6% of the overall attack type distribution for June. Collect and Analyze Information attacks ranked 2nd with 191,263 cases, Manipulate Data Structures attacks ranked 3rd with 99,583 cases, Subvert Access Control attacks ranked 4th with 49,209 cases, Manipulate System Resources attacks ranked 5th with 13,789 cases, Employ Probabilistic Techniques attacks ranked 6th with 3,115 cases, Abuse Existing Functionality attacks ranked 7th with 1,534 cases, Engage in Deceptive Interactions attacks ranked 8th with 34 cases, and Manipulate Timing State attacks ranked 9th with 0 cases, all maintaining the same rankings as the previous month.
Figure 1. Attack type ratio in June
Figure 2. Percentage of attack types in the past 12 months
| Rank | Attack Type | Fluctuation | May | June |
12 Months Percentage |
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| Cases | Ratio | Cases | Ratio | ||||
| 1 | Inject Unexpected Items | – | 316,128 | 51.8% | 382,275 | 51.6% | 38.9% |
| 2 | Collect and Analyze Information | – | 194,817 | 31.9% | 191,263 | 25.8% | 42.6% |
| 3 | Manipulate Data Structures | – | 45,766 | 7.5% | 99,583 | 13.4% | 8.7% |
| 4 | Subvert Access Control | – | 39,748 | 6.5% | 49,209 | 6.6% | 7.4% |
| 5 | Manipulate System Resources | – | 10,064 | 1.6% | 13,789 | 1.9% | 1.2% |
| 6 | Employ Probabilistic Techniques | – | 2,945 | 0.5% | 3,115 | 0.4% | 0.4% |
| 7 | Abuse Existing Functionality | – | 1,276 | 0.2% | 1,534 | 0.2% | 0.9% |
| 8 | Engage in Deceptive Interactions | – | 21 | 0.0% | 34 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 9 | Manipulate Timing State | – | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Total | 610,765 | 100% | 740,802 | 100% | 100% | ||
Table 1. Attack type statistics in June
※ Analyzed events are classified into 9 attack types based on attack patterns
※ The total ratio is calculated by rounding
The progression of attack types over the past 3 months is as follows.
Figure 3. Trend of attack types in the last 3 months
