Report by Digital.ai

2025 Application Security Threat Report

14 FINDINGSPublished Mar 20, 2025
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Key Findings

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

iOSApplication SecurityEnvironment AttacksMobile Security

86% of automotive apps are under attack

AutomotiveApplication SecurityIndustry SpecificApp Attacks

The number of iOS attacks has risen to 88%.

iOSApplication SecurityMobile SecurityApp Attacks

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

AndroidApplication SecurityEnvironment AttacksMobile Security

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

Application SecurityCyber AttacksAttack Rate IncreaseClient-Side Apps

90% of Android apps were affected by attacks.

AndroidApplication SecurityMobile SecurityApp Attacks

79% of healthcare-related applications are under attack

HealthcareApplication SecurityIndustry SpecificApp Attacks

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

TelecomsCyber AttacksIndustry SpecificOrganisation Attacks

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

AndroidIntegrity AttacksCode ModificationMobile Security

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

Financial ServicesCyber AttacksIndustry SpecificOrganisation Attacks

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

iOSIntegrity AttacksCode ModificationMobile Security

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

AndroidInstrumentation AttacksCode ModificationMobile Security

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

iOSInstrumentation AttacksCode ModificationMobile Security

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

Financial ServicesCyber AttacksIndustry SpecificOrganisation Attacks