Hackers are less likely to conduct mass attacks and more likely to choose targeted strikes against telecom, IT, and other critical industries, including federal and regional authorities.
In 2025, Russian enterprises faced an 11% increase in the number of DDoS attacks, reaching 665.3 thousand incidents. This was reported by the Solar Group, specializing in comprehensive cybersecurity and part of Rostelecom. On average, each organization in Russia was subjected to 931 attacks per year.
Hackers focused on targeted strikes, combining DDoS with attacks on web applications of large companies from critically important industries. The largest number of attacks occurred in Moscow — 340 thousand, while 261.1 thousand incidents were registered in other regions.
The peaks of attacks occurred in March, May, and September, when important events took place, such as international negotiations, Victory Day, and the Unified Voting Day. In May, a record attack power of 11 Tbit per second was recorded.
Sergey Levin, head of the Anti-DDoS department at Solar Group, noted that hackers are more likely to choose targeted strikes against critical industries, including telecom and IT. The average attack power has decreased, but peak values remain record-breaking.
