WELCOME TO THE HACKMANAC MONTHLY NEWSLETTER!

This edition is packed: from August’s threat landscape to the latest HackRisk.io features, fresh expert insights, and upcoming events.

Plus, don’t miss this month’s exclusive offer reserved for our subscribers.

Let’s dive into the threats, trends, and stories that shaped August 2025!

AUGUST 2025 THREAT LANDSCAPE

Looking at attack volumes is useful to spot which industries or countries are most targeted. But at Hackmanac we go further: our proprietary ESIX© (Estimated Severity Index) measures the financial, operational, and reputational impact of each incident — uncovering the entities that are truly the most impacted.

This dual perspective often reveals a deeper and more accurate picture of the cyber threat landscape than volume metrics alone.

In August 2025, we analysed 1,263 successful cyber attacks (a 6% decrease from July). The global average ESIX© score remained basically stable at 4.36 (-1%), within the High severity range.

MOST TARGETED INDUSTRIES:

• Government / Military / Law Enforcement: 381 attacks (-1%)

• Manufacturing: 124

• Professional / Scientific / Technical: 106

MOST IMPACTED INDUSTRIES (by weighted average ESIX©):

• ICT: 5.47 (+13%)

• Healthcare: 5.46

• Professional / Scientific / Technical: 5.04

MOST TARGETED COUNTRIES:

• USA: 343 attacks (+81%)

• Germany: 142

• Spain: 74

MOST IMPACTED COUNTRIES (by weighted average ESIX©):

• Russia: 5.43 (-8%)

• UK: 5.19

• USA: 5.19

MOST ACTIVE THREAT ACTORS:

• NoName057(16): 297 attacks (+7%)

• Keymous+: 134

• Qilin: 85

MOST DISRUPTIVE THREAT ACTORS (by weighted average ESIX©):

• GUR: 5.75

• Pear: 5.63

• Interlock: 5.49

Explore the full insights and data breakdown on HackRisk.io →

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HACK TUESDAY

Every Tuesday we take a closer look at the most relevant successful cyber attacks of the week, breaking them down by industry, region, and threat actor.

In August, we published 4 Hack Tuesday editions:

• July 30 - August 05, 2025

• August 06-12, 2025

• August 13-19, 2025

• August 20-26, 2025

Browse all Hack Tuesday posts on our website →

RISK FRIDAY

Every Friday we spotlight the five most impacted industries and countries, together with the most impactful threat actors of the week — measured through ESIX©, our proprietary metric for assessing cyber attack impacts.

In August 2025, we released 4 Risk Friday editions:  

• July 30 - August 05, 2025

• August 06-12, 2025

• August 13-19, 2025

• August 20-26, 2025

  
  

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EXPERTS INSIGHTS

Cybersecurity awareness is essential, not just for security teams, but for everyone involved in digital risk. That’s why each month, we publish practical, expert-driven content covering relevant topics and in-depth analyses to help you deepen your understanding and strengthen your security mindset.

Here’s what we covered in August:

• When AI Chats Go Public: What We Learned From The ChatGPT Link Exposure

• Sextortion: A Growing Threat Targeting Teens And Exploiting Shame

Browse all our Experts Insights for more articles →

WHAT’S NEW IN HACKRISK.IO

HACKRISK JUST GOT SMARTER!

We’ve rolled out major updates to make your Threat Intelligence clearer, faster, and more actionable:

• Powerful search: instantly find attacks, threat actors, or techniques.

• Filters now also by name & domain: investigate entities with precision.

• New dashboard box: see the Most Impacted Industry in the last 3 months, compared with the most targeted one.

• Enhanced dashboard map: select period (last month, 3 months, 1 year) and switch between Top Targeted vs. Most Impacted Countries.

• Enriched attack details: now including victim size, company revenue, and related attack images (when available).

• Simplified 3-tier subscription model: with a fully revised comparison table for greater clarity and usability.