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.

One page, every number that matters. This infographic distills July 2026's 188 confirmed cyber attacks into a fast visual read — who's behind them, how they broke in, what they targeted, and where in the world it happened.

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.

103 confirmed cyber incidents reported between 15 and 31 July 2026 — including attacker motivations, top techniques, initial access vectors, hardest-hit sectors, and targeted countries, all in one interactive HACKMAGEDDON timeline.

Cyber Crime dominated the first half of July 2026, driving 76.5% of all confirmed activity, with Malware the clear weapon of choice at 43.5% of attack techniques. Exploitation of public-facing applications (MITRE T1190) led initial access methods at 27.6%, while Information & Communication infrastructure bore the brunt of targeting, accounting for 32% of sector hits — well ahead of Public Administration and Financial Services.

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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.

I aggregated the statistics created from the cyber attacks timelines published in Q4 2024. In this period, I collected a total of 694 events dominated by Cyber Crime with 70%, slightly up from 65.5% of Q3.

After the cyber attacks timelines, it’s time to publish the statistics for December 2024 where I collected and analyzed 209 events primarily driven by Cyber Crime.

In November 2024, Cyber Crime continued to lead the Motivations chart with 72%, up from 68% of October. Operations driven...