Look, when it comes to security statistics, a lot of it is locked behind closed doors in all kinds of big security companies. I can tell you personally that I have worked in such a company and you could see a lot of exploitation (attempts) on Android devices. It was there.
Look once there’s a CVE and there is a POC for it. Usually there comes a Metasploit module for it and then it’s for sure being used by a bunch of people.
Is GMT and UTC not the same? I’m happy to not have to code for timezones