Case Study UNIQA Insurance: Cybersecurity Testing of the Insurance Company’s iOS App

Client:

Uniqa Insurance — a major international insurance company headquartered in Vienna

Industry:

Insurance

Focus:

Protection of personal and financial data in the mobile application

Main challenge:

Security testing of the iOS app to prevent data leaks and unauthorized access

Market:

Central and Eastern Europe

Services provided:

Mobile app (iOS) penetration testing, authentication analysis, API review, network traffic inspection, and integration testing.

Key Takeaways

Conducted a Gray-box penetration test of the iOS app

Audited critical components: API, authentication, and integrations

Identified 19 vulnerabilities, including one critical issue

Delivered a report with clear risk mitigation recommendations

Improved security level and GDPR compliance

vulnerabilities identified

GDPR

requirements addressed

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Case Study UNIQA Insurance: Cybersecurity Testing of the Insurance Company’s iOS App

May 10, 2025

14 min

UNIQA Insurance commissioned a security audit of its iOS app to prevent leaks of personal and financial data. During a Gray-box penetration test, the Datami team identified 19 vulnerabilities and provided recommendations that helped reduce risks and improve GDPR compliance.

Uniqa Insurance is an international insurance corporation headquartered in Vienna, operating across Central and Eastern Europe. The company actively leverages mobile apps, a website, a client portal, and online services that serve tens of thousands of clients daily.

For UNIQA, protecting against data leaks, unauthorized access, and mobile app breaches is absolutely critical.

Tasks and challenges

UNIQA Insurance operates in the high-risk financial sector, processing customers’ personal and financial data while complying with ISO 27001 and GDPR standards.

Due to the risk of data breaches and app hacks, the company initiated a scheduled security test of its iOS app, the key channel for customer interaction.

Conduct a penetration test of the iOS app, including API and backend components.
Analyze authentication, network traffic, and integrations with other services.
Identify all vulnerabilities and prepare a detailed report with recommendations.
Ensure compliance with GDPR and financial industry security standards.

Perform penetration testing

Test the iOS app for vulnerabilities

Assess cyber protection

Analyze risks of data leaks and account breaches

Prepare a comprehensive report

Describe issues and risks, provide recommendations

Datami’s methodology for UNIQA Insurance security testing

Our approach

Within the project, we performed a comprehensive security review of UNIQA’s iOS app, covering API requests, authentication, network traffic, and third-party integrations.

The main method was a penetration test using the Gray-box approach. We combined automated scanning (Burp Suite, OWASP Mobile Testing Guide) with manual testing and custom scripts to analyze critical areas.

This approach allowed us to identify 19 vulnerabilities, including one critical issue, and to deliver detailed technical recommendations for remediation.

Gray-box

The team had limited access to technical information. This enabled us to simulate real-world attack scenarios from the perspective of a partially informed attacker, achieving a balance between depth and realism.

Main project stages and decisions

During the project, the team discovered third-party integrations that were not initially reported by the client and promptly included them in the assessment. This allowed us to cover all critical system components.

The project was delivered in full and on time. Communication with the UNIQA team was transparent, with regular updates ensuring clarity and a quick response to any issues.

The workflow included several key stages:

Preparation

— planning, clarifying technical details, and analyzing the app’s architecture to identify risk areas.
iOS app penetration testing (gray-box)

— testing APIs, authentication, network traffic, and integrations using a mix of automated and manual methods.
Analysis and reporting

— compiling a detailed report on the work performed, along with recommendations to eliminate vulnerabilities and strengthen overall security.

Fewer critical risks — more confidence

Results and recommendations

At the start of the project, the security level of the UNIQA mobile app was assessed as moderately risky: one high-risk and several configuration issues posed potential threats to personal and financial data. During the penetration test, the Datami team identified 19 vulnerabilities, including one critical.

After implementing the recommendations, the system became significantly more resilient to attacks: the risk of unauthorized access was substantially reduced, the probability of data leakage was minimized, and compliance with GDPR and financial standards was improved.

The client received clear recommendations for further strengthening cybersecurity, including:

remediation of vulnerabilities;
a review of authentication processes;
verification of all third-party integrations.

UNIQA not only gained a better understanding of technical risks and actionable steps for remediation but also reduced potential financial and reputational losses. All project objectives were achieved.

Key project outcomes

Thanks to the collaboration with Datami, UNIQA Insurance received comprehensive security testing of its iOS application (19 vulnerabilities identified, including one critical) and clear recommendations for their elimination. The system became more resilient to attacks, and GDPR compliance was significantly improved.

This cybersecurity case study proves that even large-scale companies working with sensitive data require regular penetration testing — a cornerstone of digital security that helps avoid financial, legal, and reputational risks.

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