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[Security Blog] Mid-Year Review: HKCERT Security Incident Statistics and Cybersecurity Trends in the First Half of 2026

highhkcertPublished 2026-08-30

&lt;p style=&quot;margin-bottom: 11px;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size:12pt&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;line-height:115%&quot;&gt;In the first half of 2026, the cybersecurity landscape continued to evolve as organizations and individuals faced a wide range of digital threats. HKCERT observed ongoing attacks involving phishing, malware, web

MITRE ATT&CK techniques

JavaScriptT1059.007
VulnerabilitiesT1588.006
Social EngineeringT1684
Vulnerability ScanningT1595.002
DefacementT1491
PowerShellT1059.001
Multi-Factor AuthenticationT1556.006
Social MediaT1593.001
CredentialsT1589.001
Messaging ApplicationsT1213.005
Generative AIAML.T0016.002

Indicators of compromise

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Original source: https://www.hkcert.org/blog/mid-year-review-hkcert-security-incident-statistics-and-cybersecurity-trends-in-the-first-half-of-2026