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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.

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).

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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