Mobile app security research

Independent, data-driven reports on how secure the apps people rely on really are, by industry and by country.

2 editions since 2024. The latest covers more than 500 apps.

Latest edition, 2025

Mobile Banking App Security Research 2025

500+ of the top banking apps worldwide, on Android and iOS: hardcoded secrets, vulnerable libraries, backends, and the ToxicPanda trojan.

Each report so far, oldest first, followed by the industries we are researching next.

2024
Security Landscape of Mobile Banking Applications in North America
North America, Blog post
Read on the blog
2025Latest
Mobile Banking App Security Research 2025
Global, Web report
Read the report
2026Coming soon
Mobile Banking App Security Research 2026
The next edition of our mobile banking study, now in progress.

In research
Healthcare apps
Patient data, prescriptions and telehealth: how well health apps protect what they hold.
In research
Gaming apps
In-app payments, accounts and anti-cheat: the security of the most downloaded games.
In research
E-commerce and retail apps
Checkout, saved cards and loyalty accounts: how shopping apps handle payments and personal data.

Run the same analysis on your own app, or talk to the team behind these reports.