16-31 August 2026 Cyber Attacks Timeline Infographic
Hackmageddon mapped 110 confirmed cyber incidents from August 16-31, 2026, with cybercrime driving 78.2% and malware the top technique.
The biweekly timeline aggregates 110 confirmed incidents across 64 countries, with 86 attributed to cybercrime, 16 to espionage and 4 to hacktivism. Exploitation of public-facing applications (T1190) was the leading initial access vector with 33 incidents, followed by spearphishing attachments with 13. The United States was the most targeted country with 38 incidents, and information and communication was the top sector with 29.
- 110 confirmed incidents across 64 countries in the second half of August 2026
- T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application led initial access vectors with 33 incidents
- Spearphishing attachments accounted for 13 incidents
- Information and communication sector most targeted with 29 incidents
- United States topped targeted countries with 38 incidents
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110 confirmed incidents mapped by motivation, attack technique, initial access vector, target sector and country — Cyber Crime drove 78.2% of activity, led by Malware.
110
Incidents
78.2%
Cyber Crime
31.8%
Malware
64
Countries Hit
01Motivations
Why attackers struck
Share of 110 confirmed incidents by motivation
Cyber Crime
86
Cyber Espionage
16
Hacktivism
4
Cyber Warfare
3
Unknown
1
02Attack Techniques
How they got in — top methods
Top 8 attack techniques (multi-technique incidents counted per technique)
Malware
35
Ransomware
14
Account Takeover
12
Remote Code Execution
10
Authentication Bypass
9
Unauthorized Access
3
Malicious Browser Extension
2
Password-spraying
1
03Initial Access
MITRE ATT&CK entry points
Top 6 initial access techniques
T1190 - Exploit Public-Facing Application
33
T1566.001 - Phishing: Spearphishing Attachment
13
T1566.002 - Phishing: Spearphishing Link
6
T1204.004 - User Execution: Malicious Copy and Paste
6
T1189 - Drive-by Compromise
5
T1204.002 - User Execution: Malicious File
5
04Sectors
Who was targeted
Top 8 sectors of 132 classified sector mentions
Information and communication
29
Public administration and defence
25
Financial and insurance activities
15
Manufacturing
12
Multiple sectors
8
Other service activities
8
Wholesale and retail trade
5
Human health and social work activities
5
05Countries
Where it happened
Top 10 of 64 countries/regions · 146 total mentions
🇺🇸 United States
38
🇩🇪 Germany
5
🇷🇺 Russia
5
🇬🇧 United Kingdom
5
🇺🇦 Ukraine
4
🇨🇳 China
4
🇪🇸 Spain
4
🇨🇦 Canada
4
🇵🇱 Poland
3
🇮🇱 Israel
3
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