Hackers Are Turning To AI Tools To Reverse Engineer Millions Of Apps - And It's Causing Havoc For Security Professionals
ITPro, Thursday, March 20th, 2025
AI tools make it simple for threat actors to reverse-engineer, analyze, and exploit applications
A marked surge in attacks on client-side apps could be due to the growing use of AI tools among cyber criminals, according to new research from Digital.ai.
More than eight-in-ten applications are under constant attack, marking a near 20% increase compared to last year, the study found.
Attack rates are rising fast across all industries, most significantly in telecoms, where more than nine-in-ten organizations were attacked, followed by financial services at 88%.
Notably, industries such as healthcare and automotive are now under significant threat, with 86% of automotive apps and 79% of healthcare-related applications under attack.
While Android apps have in the past been the main target, with 90% affected, the gap has narrowed. The number of iOS attacks has risen to 88%, thanks to jailbreaking and more sophisticated exploitation techniques.