A 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.

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.

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.

Here’s a collection of the main mega breaches (that is data breaches with more than one million records compromised and possibly leaked) during 2026. The information is derived from the cyber attacks timelines that I published, normally, on a bi-weekly basis.

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 ...