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REPORTPUBLIC METADATA

16-31 August 2026 Cyber Attacks Timeline

The second half of August 2026 brought 110 confirmed cyber incidents, with Cyber Crime once again the dominant motivation at 78% of attacks. Malware remained the weapon of choice, exploitation of public-facing applications (T1190) continued to lead initial access, and Information & Communication emerged as the hardest-hit sector. This timeline breaks down the period by motivation, attack technique, initial access vector, target sector, and country.

Reference details

Source category
research-report
First reported
Sep 17, 2026 09:45 UTC
Last reported
Sep 17, 2026 09:45 UTC
Catalog updated
Oct 14, 2026 13:37 UTC
Record ID
723ac83bd66d9b38d206066915a4423f0625f08d4bca8c93949a04f9e234569b

Published indicators

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Source observations

intelligence_src_a5d5af9e6212c86950

Source-provided label
Publisher RSS metadata
Evidence class
mentioned in report
Confidence
Not reported
Observed
Sep 17, 2026 09:45 UTC
Retrieved
Oct 14, 2026 13:37 UTC

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Feed collection status

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1 sources: 0 stale, 0 needing attention, 0 paused, 0 unverified.

Review source update dates and status
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