Sophisticated bad bots comprised 71% of all bot traffic in 2024, breaking into customer accounts at scale through account takeover (ATO) attacks, according to Radware's 2025 Global Threat Analysis Report. For example, a major e-commerce platform experienced 163 million ATO attack detections, with spikes reaching 50,000 bot hits on login workflows during peak sales periods like Black Friday. Sixty percent of these bot hits exhibited advanced human-like behaviors, indicating that attackers deploy their most sophisticated bots during peak customer activity. Such attacks cause financial loss, data theft, and brand damage, highlighting the critical need for robust ATO protection solutions like Radware Bot Manager.

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