'If it's frustrating, I'll clear it myself!' Streamers form vigilante groups to combat 'bot' proliferation

In Lineage Classic, a massive surge in characters using illegal programs—commonly referred to as 'bots'—has been disrupting ...
Dark Reading

Security Researchers Struggle with Bot Management Programs

Bot management is all the rage in the security world. Every day, I find myself bombarded with articles proclaiming that N percent of Internet traffic is generated by bots, where N is a sufficiently ...
Dark Reading

DataDome Expands Bot Bounty Program to the Public, Invites Researchers to Rigorously Test its Solution

NEW YORK, Feb. 13, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- DataDome, a leading provider of AI-powered online fraud and bot management, today announced it has opened its bot bounty program to the public, in partnership ...
NBC Bay Area

Bad ‘Bots' Now Make Up 20% of Web Traffic: Report

Bots — they’re tiny, often undetectable, and they’re causing chaos across all corners of the internet. Now, a new report from an online security firm with operations in San Francisco finds bots are ...
ConsumerAffairs

Has your computer been hijacked into a bot network?

Unexplained slowdowns and constant background activity—even when you’re not using your computer Sudden spikes in internet ...