Wave of 40,000+ Cyberattacks Target API Environments

The cybersecurity landscape has witnessed a dramatic escalation in API-targeted attacks during the first half of 2025, with security researchers documenting over 40,000 API incidents across more than 4,000 monitored environments.

This surge represents a fundamental shift in how cybercriminals approach digital infrastructure, with APIs becoming the primary gateway for sophisticated attack campaigns designed to inject malicious code and compromise critical business operations.

API threat landscape infographic showing breach statistics, financial losses, and industries most affected by API data breaches 

Recent telemetry data reveals that 44% of advanced bot activity now specifically targets APIs, despite APIs representing only approximately 14% of all cyberattacks.

This disproportionate focus indicates that threat actors have identified APIs as high-value targets offering maximum impact with strategic precision.

The shift toward API-centric attacks reflects the growing dependency on application programming interfaces across modern digital ecosystems, making them increasingly attractive to cybercriminals ...