Security News > 2024 > July > Automated Threats Pose Increasing Risk to the Travel Industry

As the travel industry rebounds post-pandemic, it is increasingly targeted by automated threats, with the sector experiencing nearly 21% of all bot attack requests last year.

These bots target the industry through unauthorized scraping, seat spinning, account takeover, and fraud.

The travel industry has long grappled with complex bot issues, as malicious actors can exploit the various ways in which business logic is utilized in travel applications.

Connecting from a single, ISP-assigned IP address, simple bad bots connect to sites or applications using automated scripts without self-reporting as a browser.

The travel industry is particularly plagued by advanced bad bot activity, which accounted for 61% of bad bot activity last year.

Bots accounted for nearly half of all traffic within the travel industry in 2023.

News URL

https://thehackernews.com/2024/07/automated-threats-pose-increasing-risk.html