CybersecurityJun 23, 2026, 06:01 AM
Radware Report: Malicious Bots Hit 43% of E-Commerce Traffic in 2025
AI Summary
Radware released its 2026 E-Commerce Bot Threat Report, revealing that malicious bots constituted 43% of e-commerce website traffic during the 2025 holiday shopping season, closely approaching the 46% generated by human shoppers. This marks a significant increase from 31% the previous year. The report highlights that generative AI is lowering the barrier for attackers, with nearly 70% of bad bot traffic being low sophistication. Traditional attack techniques intensified, and AI crawlers emerged as a new challenge for online businesses.
Key Highlights
- Malicious bots accounted for 43% of e-commerce traffic during the 2025 holiday season, up from 31% a year earlier.
- Human shoppers generated 46% of e-commerce website traffic during the 2025 holiday season.
- Nearly 70% of bad bot traffic was classified as low sophistication, indicating AI's role in lowering attacker barriers.
- Account takeover attacks quintupled, carding attacks increased 15 times, and fake account registrations grew sixfold at one large retailer.
- AI training crawlers accounted for over 50% of observed AI crawler activity during the holiday season.
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