Report by Digital.ai

2025 Application Security Threat Report

14 FINDINGSPublished Mar 20, 2025
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Key Findings

The number of iOS attacks has risen to 88%.

iOSApplication SecurityMobile SecurityApp Attacks

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

TelecomsCyber AttacksIndustry SpecificOrganisation 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

86% of automotive apps are under attack

AutomotiveApplication SecurityIndustry SpecificApp Attacks

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

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

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

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