In 2022, most of the worldwide website traffic is generated by humans but bot traffic is constantly increasing. Fraudulent traffic through bad bot actors also exists at various levels of sophistication. This year, the amount of advance bad bots exploded, doubling what was registered in the previous year and now representing more than half of the bad bots.
Sophistication level of bad bots worldwide from 2020 to 2022
Data regarding earlier periods than 2022 were taken from previous reports. According to the source:
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• SIMPLE Connecting from a single, ISP-assigned IP address, this type connects to sites using automated scripts, not browsers, and doesn’t self-report (masquerade) as being a browser.
• MODERATE Being more complex, this type uses “headless browser” software
hat simulates browser technology—including the ability to execute JavaScript.
• SOPHISTICATED Producing mouse movements and clicks that fool even
sophisticated detection methods, these bad bots mimic human behavior and are
the most evasive. They use browser automation software, or malware installed
within real browsers, to connect to sites.
• ADVANCED PERSISTENT BOTS (APBs) APBs are a combination of moderate
and sophisticated bad bots. They tend to cycle through random IP addresses, enter through anonymous proxies and peer-to-peer networks, and are able to change their user agents. They use a mix of technologies and methods to evade detection while maintaining persistence on target sites."
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Imperva. (May 10, 2023). Sophistication level of bad bots worldwide from 2020 to 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 18, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1264631/bad-bots-sophistication/
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