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.

Hackers altered refrigeration controls at three French blood service sites, but staff protected plasma supplies and prevented damage to blood products.

Hackers changed refrigeration settings at European supermarkets, forcing stores to discard produce, while UK suppliers reported attacks on…

Binance explains how North Korean hackers used fake job interviews, malicious developer tools and an internal AI tool…

Bitdefender details a 3AM ransomware attack on a UK school estate that encrypted 37 systems, with command timing suggesting possible AI-assisted troubleshooting.

Follow the cyber attacks of November 2026 as they happen. This live HACKMAGEDDON dashboard is updated every day with newly vetted incidents. It shows the leading motivations, attack vectors, targeted sectors and countries on an interactive map, plus a filterable, searchable timeline linking to each source.

FortiGuard Labs links BITTER to cyberespionage attacks on South Asian organizations using malicious Windows shortcuts, PowerShell scripts, and PapRAT malware.

Artem Stryzhak gets 70 months for Nefilim and Hive ransomware attacks targeting hospitals, government agencies and businesses in the US and overseas.

A hacker has leaked 115 GB of Summit Public Schools data containing billions of lines, student and staff…

Qilin and INC ransomware operators exploit a PAN-OS vulnerability (CVE-2026-0257) to gain VPN access, then steal domain credentials…

A cyber incident affecting BAE Systems halted US bankruptcy notices, forcing federal courts to change service procedures and…

Citizen Lab found targeted ads delivered Candiru spyware to Al Jazeera devices without clicks, while the same ad…

Ninety-two days, 588 incidents, one attack roughly every four hours. This infographic distils the Q3 2026 cyber attacks statistics into the numbers that matter: motivations, top techniques, initial access, targeted sectors and geography.

In the third quarter of 2026, I recorded 588 cyber incidents. Cyber Crime accounted for 77.1% of motivations, Malware was the most common attack technique at 31.9%, and Exploit Public-Facing Application (T1190) led initial access at 30.4%. Information and Communication was the hardest-hit sector.

Ontinue’s 1H 2026 threat report shows attackers increasingly abusing Microsoft Teams, npm packages, device-code logins and blockchain ClickFix…

Hackers reportedly heated supermarket fridges to 50°C in France, spoiling food stocks, while stores in the Netherlands and…

FortiBleed attacks continue to target Fortinet FortiGate devices, with SOCRadar reporting more than 86,644 compromised devices across 194…

AI agents are escaping sandboxes, misusing credentials and acting without authorization. This live dashboard tracks every reported incident on a horizontal timeline, with charts showing which AI companies and agents are involved, the techniques used and how they got in. It updates automatically as new events are added.

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.