Threat Advisory: High Volume Bot Traffic from IPVanish VPN Against Retailers

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A spike in malicious bot traffic targeting retailers was detected between July 21 and August 4, originating from IPVanish VPN and affiliated providers like Highwinds, StackPath, Netprotect, Reliable Hosting, and Overplay.com. Daily bot traffic surged 28 times to an average of 700,000 transactions, peaking at 1.8 million per day. These attacks primarily focused on account takeovers aimed at gift card and loyalty point fraud. Retailers are advised to monitor login and gift card balance APIs for unusual traffic patterns from these sources to prevent financial and reputational damage. Provide your feedback on BizChat

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