Bots dominate internet activity, account for nearly half of all traffic

49.6% of all internet traffic came from bots in 2023, a 2% increase over the previous year, and the highest level Imperva has reported since it began monitoring automated traffic in 2013. For the fifth consecutive year, the proportion of web traffic as… Continue reading Bots dominate internet activity, account for nearly half of all traffic

Cybercriminal adoption of browser fingerprinting

Browser fingerprinting is one of many tactics phishing site authors use to evade security checks and lengthen the lifespan of malicious campaigns. While browser fingerprinting has been used by legitimate organizations to uniquely identify web browsers … Continue reading Cybercriminal adoption of browser fingerprinting

Hackers employ nuanced tactics to evade detection

Threat actors evolved tactics, opting for a more nuanced approach that spread attacks across a broader timeframe to blend in with legitimate traffic and evade detection during peak holiday shopping times, according to Cequence Security. 2023 holiday se… Continue reading Hackers employ nuanced tactics to evade detection

Telekopye Toolkit Used as Telegram Bot to Scam Marketplace Users

By Deeba Ahmed
Telekopye Toolkit was previously identified in August 2023 as being leveraged for a phishing scam by Russian cybercriminals.
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Cybercriminals turn to ready-made bots for quick attacks

Bots and human fraud farms were responsible for billions of attacks in the H1 of 2023 and into Q3, according to Arkose Labs. These attacks comprised 73% of all website and app traffic measured. In other words, almost three-quarters of traffic to digita… Continue reading Cybercriminals turn to ready-made bots for quick attacks