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.

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.

September 2026 recorded 182 cyber incidents, and Cyber Crime drove roughly three in four of them (73.9%). Malware was the top attack vector at 27.8%, exploitation of public-facing applications led initial access at 28.9%, and Information & Communication was the most targeted sector. Explore the full statistics, from the daily trend to the geographic distribution.

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.

July 2026 saw 188 confirmed cyber attacks across 69 countries, with financially motivated Cyber Crime driving three in four incidents. Malware remained attackers' weapon of choice, exposed public-facing applications were the most common way in, and Information & Communication infrastructure absorbed the heaviest share of targeting. Here's the full breakdown of who attacked, how, and where.

In H1 I recorded 1,071 confirmed cyber incidents. Financially motivated Cyber Crime drove nearly 7 in 10 attacks, malware remained the top weapon (40.5% of attack-vector entries), and exploitation of public-facing applications was the leading initial access technique (23.7%). Cyber Espionage accounted for roughly 1 in 5 incidents, with the Information & Communication sector bearing the heaviest targeting (26.1% of classified events).

Q2 2026 brought 578 recorded cyber incidents worldwide, with financially-motivated cyber crime accounting for over 71% of the total. Malware remained the attacker's weapon of choice, exploiting public-facing applications as the leading entry point. Information & Communication stood out as the hardest-hit sector.

June 2026 saw 176 confirmed cyber attacks. Cyber Crime drove three in four incidents, Malware remained attackers' weapon of choice, and Information & Communication infrastructure took the heaviest hit. This visual breakdown charts the month's motivations, attack vectors, initial access techniques, and hardest-hit sectors.

June 2026 saw 176 confirmed cyber attacks. Cyber Crime drove three in four incidents, Malware remained attackers' weapon of choice, and Information & Communication infrastructure took the heaviest hit. This visual breakdown charts the month's motivations, attack vectors, initial access techniques, and hardest-hit sectors.

During May 2026 I collected 165 events: Cyber Crime accounted for 73.8% of events, Malware remained the dominant weapon (48.8%) and Information & Communication was hit the most (37.6%)

In April 2026, Cyber Crime continued to lead the Motivations, once again ahead of Cyber Espionage. Cyber Warfare took the third place, ahead of Hacktivism.

I aggregated the statistics created from the cyber attacks timelines published in the first quarter of 2026. In this period, I collected a total of 528 events (5.87 events/day) dominated by Cyber Crime with 66%, followed by Cyber Espionage with 18%, Hacktivism with 3%, and finally Cyber Warfare with 2%.

After the cyber attacks timelines, it’s time to publish the statistics for March 2026 where I collected and analyzed 282 events: a sharp increase compared to the 176 events of the previous month. In March 2026, Cyber Crime continued to lead the Motivations chart with 64%, ahead of Cyber Espionage at number two with 15%. Hacktivism took over the third position with 6%, ahead of Cyber Warfare with 3%.

After the cyber attacks timelines, it’s time to publish the statistics for February 2026 where I collected and analyzed 176 events. In February 2026, Cyber Crime continued to lead the Motivations chart with 62%.

After the cyber attacks timelines (part I and part II), it’s time to publish the statistics for January 2026 where I collected and analyzed 178 events. In January 2026, Cyber Crime continued to lead the Motivations chart with 76%, ahead of Cyber Espionage at number two with 19%, and Cyber Warfare with just three events.

After the cyber attacks timelines, it’s time to publish the statistics for February 2025 where I collected and analyzed 231 events. In February 2025, Cyber Crime continued to lead the Motivations chart with 64% down from 75%, of February. Operations driven by Cyber Espionage ranked at number two with 20%, an important increase from 12% and once again ahead of Hacktivism slightly down to 3% from 4%. Only a single event was attributed to Cyber Warfare that closes the chart.