It’s time to publish the statistics derived from the Cyber Attacks Timelines of March (part I and part II). In March I have collected 276 events, a new record that proofs, if needed, how troubled this year is from an infosecurity standpoint. Ransomware attacks, the Accellion 0-day and the growing number of vulnerabilities are pushing the numbers to new highs..
Once again, cyber crime leads the Motivations chart with 84.1% (it was 85.2% in February.) And similarly, malware continues to lead the Attack Techniques chart with 34.1% (it was 28.3% in January.) The most noticeable (and concerning) aspect is the jump of vulnerabilities at number two among the known attack vectors with 18.1% (from 8.8% in February).
Finally, multiple industries return on top of the Target Distribution chart with 19.9% ahead of educational institutions, technical activities and single individuals.
The statistics are also available as an infographic.
February 2021 Cyber Attacks Statistics
In February I have collected 240 events, the largest number recorded over the last 12 months, caused primarily by…
As always bear in mind that the sample refers exclusively to the attacks included in my timelines, available from public sources such as blogs and news sites. Obviously the sample cannot be complete, but only aims to provide an high level overview of the threat landscape.
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16-31 March 2021 Cyber Attacks Timeline
It’s time to publish the second cyber attacks timeline of March, covering the main events occurred in the second half of this month. In this timeline I have collected 123 events, with an average rate of 7.7 events per day. The ProxyLogon vulnerability…
1-15 March 2021 Cyber Attack Timeline
Here’s the first cyber attacks timeline of March, covering the main events occurred in the first half of this month. What an unbelievable period from an infosecurity standpoint! I have collected…
October 2026 Cyber Attacks TimelineA live view of the month's vetted cyber incidents, updated as new events are confirmed. Explore the timeline, filter by attack type, and see motivations, techniques, initial access methods, targeted sectors and target countries on an interactive map.
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Q3 2026 Cyber Attacks StatisticsIn 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 Cyber Attacks Statistics InfographicSeptember 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 ...
