Record level of bad bot traffic contributing to rise of online fraud

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Bad bots, software applications that run automated tasks with malicious intent, accounted for a record-setting 27.7% of all global website traffic in 2021, up from 25.6% in 2020, an Imperva report reveals. The three most common bot attacks were account takeover (ATO), content or price scraping, and scalping to obtain limited-availability items. Bad bots are often the first indicator of online fraud and represent a risk to digital businesses, as well as their customers. In … More →

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