BreachLock 2026 Report Reveals Critical Vulnerabilities in AI and Mobile Apps

• •97% of critical mobile findings were due to hardcoded credentials in iOS apps.
• •Insecure design flaws rose from 8% to 16% year-over-year.
• •All tested AI applications contained vulnerabilities from the OWASP LLM Top 10.

The BreachLock 2026 Penetration Testing Intelligence Report analyzes 531,770 security findings from 4,970 penetration tests across over 60 industries. It identifies that hardcoded credentials in iOS applications accounted for 97% of all critical mobile findings. Insecure design and business logic flaws (OWASP A04) increased from 8% to 16% year-over-year. Furthermore, 100% of AI applications tested contained vulnerabilities from the OWASP LLM Top 10. Seemant Sehgal, CEO of BreachLock, emphasized the growing risks associated with AI in cybersecurity. The report marks the introduction of AI penetration testing as a formal category, which recorded a 12.7% critical and high rate of vulnerabilities, surpassing other tested categories. The findings highlight the urgent need for organizations to address these vulnerabilities to reduce risk and enhance security.