May 15, 2023
According to an Imperva analysis, bots accounted for 47.4% of all online activity, a 5.1% increase over the previous year. Human-generated traffic, on the other hand, fell to its lowest level in eight years, accounting for 52.6% of total internet activity.
According to the analysis, harmful bot traffic will reach 30.2% in 2022, a 2.5% increase from 2021. Furthermore, 51.2% of all problematic bot traffic in 2022 was classed as “advanced,” up from 25.9% the previous year. Account takeover (ATO) assaults increased by 155% in 2022, with 15% of login attempts across sectors recognized as account takeover occurrences.
According to the analysis, 17% of API assaults in 2022 would be carried out by bad bots abusing business logic, while 35% of account takeover attempts will explicitly target APIs. Travel (24.7%), retail (21%), and financial services (12.7%) had the largest amount of bot assaults. Gaming (58.7%) and telecoms (47.7%) platforms have the highest percentage of harmful bot traffic.
Seven of the thirteen countries studied exceeded the global average of problematic bot traffic, which was 30.2%. Germany led the way with 68.6%, followed by Ireland (45.1%) and Singapore (43.1%). Even the United States outperformed the norm, accounting for 32.1% of bot traffic. Notably, in 2022, one-fifth of all bad bots chose Mobile Safari as their favorite browser, up from 16.1% the previous year, showing a shift in their operational strategy.
The sources for this piece include an article in SecurityMagazine.
