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Client-facing app attack rates surged from 55% to 87%

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Client-facing apps are seeing a sharp rise in attack pressure, with measured attack rates climbing from 55% in 2022 to 87% in 2026. That shift matters because it shows app exposure is now broad-based, not limited to a narrow high-value subset. The trend suggests AI-assisted offensive tooling is accelerating targeting across the monitored cohort.

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  1. 20.05.2026 17:37 2 articles · 1mo ago

    Digital.ai report on app attack surge

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    Digital.ai’s 2026 App Security Threat Report says monitored client-facing app attacks rose from 55% in 2022 to 87% in 2026, the iOS attack rate narrowed to 97% of Android’s by 2026 after being half in 2023, and one customer saw a platform integrity attack within one hour and fifty-six minutes of an app becoming available in the App Store or Google Play as AI-assisted reverse engineering, exploit generation, and dynamic analysis lowered offensive barriers.

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