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Mobile application attack rates climbed 58% between 2022 and 2026, rising from 55% to 87%.

87% of monitored client-facing mobile applications faced attacks in 2026, up from 55% in 2022.

Mobile application attack rates progressed in a five-step trajectory of 55% → 57% → 65% → 82.7% → 87% over the five-year period from 2022 to 2026.

80% of iOS apps were affected by environment attacks (where apps run in compromised conditions such as rooted or jailbroken devices).

Instrumentation attacks (which involve dynamic code modification or hooking frameworks like Frida) occurred at a rate of 82% on Android.

Instrumentation attacks (which involve dynamic code modification or hooking frameworks like Frida) occurred at a rate of 44% on iOS.

Financial services applications faced a 91% attack rate in 2026, the highest recorded for any vertical.

iOS applications faced an 86% attack rate in 2026, compared to an 89% attack rate for Android applications.

Automotive applications faced a 91% attack rate in 2026.

Integrity attacks (where app code is modified or repackaged) affected 52% of Android apps

The number of iOS attacks has risen to 88%.

More than nine-in-ten of organisations saw their apps attacked in telecoms.

84% of Android apps were affected by environment attacks (where apps run in compromised conditions such as rooted or jailbroken devices).

86% of automotive apps are under attack

More than eight-in-ten applications are under constant attack, marking a near 20% increase compared to last year

90% of Android apps were affected by attacks.

79% of healthcare-related applications are under attack

88% of organisations in financial services saw their apps attacked.

Integrity attacks (where app code is modified or repackaged) affected 23.3% of iOS apps