Bad bots have long been a major illness plaguing the internet. As internet traffic reached new heights throughout the global pandemic, unfortunately so did bot traffic. By Erez Hasson.
In 2020, 40.8 percent of internet traffic wasn’t human, and 25.6 percent originated from bad bots. What have these bad bots been doing throughout the year?
The article content:
- Scalpers changed their targets
- Bots are looking for vaccine appointments
- Did bad bots target the elections?
- Account Takeover attacks are more prevalent than ever
- The travel industry remains a favorite target of sophisticated bots
Also known as Credential Stuffing and Credential Cracking brute force attacks, these are one of the most sinister automated threats infecting the internet today. Data from Imperva Research Labs reveals a third of all login attempts in recent months have been malicious. Good read!
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