A one-page visual briefing on August 2026's global cyber attack landscape: 218 confirmed incidents, a rising four-in-five share driven by profit-motivated crime, and a back-to-back spike that delivered 34 attacks in just two days.

August 2026 statistics report breaks down 218 confirmed cyber incidents by motivation, attack vector, initial access technique, and target sector. Financially motivated Cyber Crime drove more than 4 in 5 attacks, Malware remained the weapon of choice, and Information & Communication infrastructure bore the brunt of targeting across 70 countries.

A one-page visual summary of the 16–31 August 2026 cyber attacks timeline: 110 incidents broken down by motivation, attack technique, initial access vector, targeted sector, and country — Cyber Crime and Malware led the period, with Information & Communication the hardest-hit sector.

The second half of August 2026 brought 110 confirmed cyber incidents, with Cyber Crime once again the dominant motivation at 78% of attacks. Malware remained the weapon of choice, exploitation of public-facing applications (T1190) continued to lead initial access, and Information & Communication emerged as the hardest-hit sector. This timeline breaks down the period by motivation, attack technique, initial access vector, target sector, and country.

Cyber crime dominated the first half of August 2026, driving 108 confirmed incidents in just fifteen days. Malware remained the attacker's weapon of choice, a third of breaches traced back to an exploited public-facing application, and Public Administration emerged as the hardest-hit sector.

A single-page visual breakdown of the 108 cyber attacks recorded between August 1–15, 2026 — from the motivations behind them and the sectors hit hardest, to the tactics attackers used to get in.