Analysis of 216M Security Findings Shows a 4x Increase In Critical Risk (2026 Report)

The Hacker News reports on OX Security's analysis of 216 million application-security findings across 250 organizations over 90 days, highlighting a 52% increase in raw alerts and nearly 400% growth in prioritized critical-risk findings; the analysis links the surge to AI-assisted development, increased code velocity, and business-context factors such as high business priority and PII processing.