The 5 API Attacks That Hit Production in 2024 Published by: Alfasentinel Security Team Category: API Security | Reading time: 8 min Target keyword: API attacks production security API security incidents don't announce themselves. They show up as anomalies in your logs weeks after the fact, in a data breach disclosure you read on HN, or — if you're unlucky — as a phone call from a customer wondering why their account data appeared somewhere it shouldn't. 2024 was a particularly instructive year for API security. Several high-profile incidents followed patterns that security teams should now be treating as baseline threats, not edge cases. This article breaks down the five most impactful API attack patterns from the past year, what made them succeed, and what would have stopped them. 1.…