"Bad Bots Focus Attacks on E-Commerce Targets"

Researchers from Barracuda Networks conducted a new study and published their work in a report called Bot attacks: Top Threats and Trends.   During their research, the researchers found that nearly two-fifths (39%) of all internet traffic is comprised of “bad bot” activity, with e-commerce assets most at risk of attack. The researchers also found that automated traffic accounts for the vast majority (64%) of all internet traffic today, including search engine crawlers and social media bots. The researchers stated that only a quarter (25%) of internet traffic can be labeled “good bot” activity. Most of the traffic analyzed in the report came from AWS and Azure public clouds. North America accounted for 67% of bad bot traffic, followed by Europe and Asia. However, in Europe, malicious bots are more likely to come from hosting services or residential IPs, the report said. The researchers warned that e-commerce apps and login portals are the most common target of advanced persistent bots, which are harder to detect as they closely imitate human behavior.

Infosecurity reports: "Bad Bots Focus Attacks on E-Commerce Targets"