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87 percent of mobile apps hit by attacks as AI lowers barriers for hackers

Cyber attacks on customer-facing mobile apps have surged in recent years as AI lowers the technical, time and cost barriers for attackers, a study found. Digital.ai compiled its 2026 application security threat report using telemetry data from billions of app instances at clients in finance, healthcare, automotive and telecommunications. It said 87 percent of monitored apps were attacked in 2026, up from 55 percent in 2022, as AI model use spread after ChatGPT launched.