API Attacks
Cybersecurity statistics about api attacks
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18% of boards and executive teams are extremely confident in their ability to detect API attacks leveraging Generative AI
Salt Security•5/27/2026•
Gen AIAPI Attack Detection
87% of surveyed organizations reported experiencing an API-related security incident in 2025.
2026 SOTI Security report Convergence crisis: AI attacks move from web apps to APIs to DDoS•5/27/2026
The average number of daily API attacks rose 113% year over year.
2026 SOTI Security report Convergence crisis: AI attacks move from web apps to APIs to DDoS•5/27/2026
99% of API attack attempts originate from authenticated sources
Salt Security•5/27/2026•
Authentication AbuseAPI Security
API attacks increased by 41% due to the rise of agentic AI relying heavily on APIs.
Palo Alto Networks•1/1/2026•
API SecurityAgentic AI