16–31 August 2026 Cyber Attacks Infographic | HACKMAGEDDON
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16–31 August 2026
Cyber Attacks Infographic

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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