Hackers can leverage a compromised app as a Trojan horse to unlawfully access back-end APIs. In this scenario, the attacker first compromises a legitimate mobile app, often by injecting malicious code or tampering with its behavior.
Once the app has been compromised, it still looks like a trustworthy application, but behind the scenes, it has been programmed to send unauthorized API requests to the target server, typically bypassing security measures.
Another attack scenario involves compromising API credentials or tokens themselves, and following up with programmatically initiated API calls from a malicious server.
Regardless of the method used to hack a mobile app’s back-end APIs, the potential fallout can be devastating, allowing for wide-scale breaches of sensitive personal user data.
We protect you from API abuse with exclusive Active App Hardening capabilities.
Active app hardening is achieved through three distinct methods:
This not only enhances app security but also fortifies the entire mobile technology stack, including back-end APIs. Robust app individualization ensures that only legitimate instances can access back-end APIs, effectively preventing API scraping attacks. We accomplish this in two ways:
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