Thirty-one days, 438 incidents, one attack every 100 minutes. This infographic distills October 2026 into a single scroll. Cyber Crime was the loudest motive, while nearly half of all attacks left their motivation unknown. Malware led the arsenal, exploited public-facing applications opened the most doors, and Information & Communication took the brunt of targeting.

October 2026 closed with 438 recorded cyber incidents. Cyber Crime drove 44.1% of them, while nearly half of all motivations remained undetermined. Malware led the named attack techniques at 15.7%, ahead of Vulnerability Exploitation and Account Takeover. Exploiting public-facing applications was again the top initial access vector, and Information & Communication was the most targeted sector. The report breaks down motivations, attack vectors, initial access, sectors and geography.

September 2026 saw 181 confirmed cyber incidents, roughly one every four hours. Cybercrime drove 73.8% of attacks and espionage 19.1%. Malware led the techniques with 53 campaigns, ahead of Remote Code Execution with 32. More than a quarter of breaches started with an exploited public-facing application, and the United States was the most targeted country at 23.0%. This infographic summarizes the month's key numbers from the HACKMAGEDDON timeline.

A live view of the month's vetted cyber incidents, updated as new events are confirmed. Explore the timeline, filter by attack type, and see motivations, techniques, initial access methods, targeted sectors and target countries on an interactive map.