Security News > 2023 > November > Rise in automated attacks troubles ecommerce industry

Automated attacks on application business logic, carried out by sophisticated bad bots, were the leading threat for online retailers, according to Imperva.

In the past year, business logic attacks made up 42.6% of attacks on retail sites - up from 26% during the same period in the prior year.

These attacks often come from vast networks of automated bots or compromised devices, known as botnets.

Since July, bad bot attacks on retail sites have increased 14% with most attacks occurring on US-based ecommerce sites, followed by sites in France.

The rise of automated attacks are likely to continue through Black Friday and Cyber Monday.

Since September 1, the number of application layer DDoS attacks has been higher in comparison to the same time last year, underscoring the annual trend of cybercriminals increasing attacks at the beginning of the holiday shopping season.

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