Since 2023, the attack rate on financial services apps has risen from 62% to 91%, the highest this vertical has ever recorded.
And the clock starts the moment your app hits the store. Real-time telemetry from more than 2 billion protected app instances recorded first hostile contact within one hour and fifty-six minutes of publication. That app wasn't even a banking app. Yours should expect attacks sooner.
AI has made reverse engineering cheap. One AI-driven pipeline decompiled 1.8 million Android apps looking for anything it could use. Banking trojans now hand control of victims' phones to generative AI. Attackers no longer have to choose which banks are worth the effort.
This edition measures 2026's biggest attacks against our financial services data. It shows banks, payment providers, and fintechs where their apps are exposed and what to do about it in the next 21 days.
Inside the report:
- The iOS gap has closed: iOS apps now face an 86% attack rate, against 89% on Android. If your iOS defenses lag, they're out of step with the data.
- AI inside the banking trojan: How RemControl, PromptSpy, and Perseus use AI to draw fake login screens over real banking apps and take control of customers' devices.
- The 2026 mobile kill chain: Six attack stages, a real 2026 example of each, and the protection that stops it.
- A 21-day action plan: Three steps to harden your customer-facing apps, plus five questions for your next security review.
