Security News > 2022 > May > Record level of bad bot traffic contributing to rise of online fraud

Bad bots are often the first indicator of online fraud and represent a risk to digital businesses, as well as their customers.

In 2021, evasive bad bots - a grouping of moderate and advanced bad bots that elude standard security defenses - made up 65.6% of all bad bot traffic.

Bad bot traffic is rising at a time when organizations are investing in improving customer experiences online.

"With automated fraud growing in intensity and complexity, advanced bot protection is essential for preventing the growing threat digital businesses and consumers face from bad bots."

Proportion of bad bot traffic varies by country: In 2021, Germany, Singapore, and Canada experienced the highest volumes of bad bot traffic, while the United States and United Kingdom were also higher than the global average of bad bot traffic.

35.6% of bad bots hide as mobile web browsers: Mobile user agents were a popular disguise for bad bot traffic in 2021, accounting for more than one-third of all internet traffic, increasing from 28.1% in 2020.

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