AI Transformation at Risk: APIs Emerge as the Primary Attack Surface, Akamai Research Finds

Akamai (NASDAQ: AKAM) today released its 2026 Apps, APIs, and DDoS State of the Internet (SOTI) report, highlighting a decisive shift in the threat landscape. Attackers are now industrializing their ...
Infosecurity Magazine

Average Number of Daily API Attacks Up 113% Annually

The average number of API attacks per organization in 2025 was 258, up 113% from 121 in 2024, it found. Some 61% of API attacks last year involved unauthorized workflows and abnormal activity, up from ...
SecurityWeek

AI, APIs and DDoS Collide in New Era of Coordinated Cyberattacks

Akamai’s 2026 State of the Internet report shows a surge in Layer 7 DDoS and API attacks, with attacakers combining AI, ...
Business Wire

Vulnerable APIs and Bot Attacks Costing Businesses up to $186 Billion Annually

MEUDON, France--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Thales, the cybersecurity leader that protects critical applications, APIs, and data, anywhere at scale, releases the “Economic Impact of API and Bot Attacks” report.
Security Boulevard

Agent-to-Agent Attacks Are Coming: What API Security Teaches Us About Securing AI Systems

AI systems are no longer just isolated models responding to human prompts.  In modern production environments, they are increasingly chained together – delegating tasks, calling tools, and ...
Dark Reading

India Sees Surge in API Attacks, Especially in Banking, Utilities

Cyberattacks targeting India-based organizations continue to double year-over-year, a rate far higher than the global average, highlighting the rapidly rising risk facing companies and government ...
Security

The Cat-and-Mouse Cyber War—and How to Win It

API usage has spiked dramatically in modern web development, driven by GenAI and a shift toward multi-system integration. This rapidly expanding attack surface has doubled the number of organizations ...
Morningstar

Salt Security Outpaces API Security Market with "12 Months of Innovation" in 2025, Delivering a New API and AI Security Breakthrough Every Month

Holiday-themed year-in-review highlights a dozen launches, partnerships, and research milestones that redefined the API fabric and API action layer in 2025. From discovering zombie APIs and blind ...
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Apple iOS apps are worse at leaking sensitive data than Android apps, worrying research finds - here's what you need to know

Report warns attackers can intercept API calls on iOS devices, and make them appear legitimate Traditional security tools fail to protect apps against in-device attacks Compromised mobile devices ...
Seeking Alpha

Imperva Application Security Integrates API Detection and Response, Setting A New Standard in API Security

First unified, single-pane-of-glass platform to deliver real-time detection and mitigation of API threats, including Broken Object Level Authorization (BOLA) and other advanced business logic threats ...
Business Insider

Radware 2026 Global Threat Report Shows DDoS Attacks Jump 168% as Cyber Threats Escalate Across Networks and Applications

Primary driver of DDoS activity remains geopolitical and ideological conflict AI-Driven Bot Attacks Accelerate Worldwide MAHWAH, N.J., Feb. 19, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Radware® (NASDAQ: RDWR), a ...