Applications Suffer Over 250 Percent Increase in Attacks Designed to Steal Sensitive Information or Compromise Users. Every application analyzed in the report was attacked, with over 75 percent of the applications attacked by every one of the eight identified attack types. 2015 also saw hackers shift emphasis to attacking healthcare applications, likely reflecting the black market value of the personally identifiable information contained within healthcare applications. The report highlights cyber criminals use of automation to increase the magnitude and velocity of attacks designed to compromise users and steal sensitive data.”]