Bot Hotspots: Bad Bot Stats by Industry PDF Free Download
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Just three industries accounted for 57% of all account
takeover (ATO) attacks in 2024
Top Account Takeover Targeted Industries
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Advanced bots made up to
73% of bot attacks on the
Food & Grocery sector in
2024.
Advanced bots bombard the
Sports sector, accounting for
70% of bot attacks.
Advanced bots attacks on
the Financial Services sector
made up 68% of all bot
attacks.
Industries Most Targeted by Advanced Bots
2025
Most Targeted
Industries
Bot attack targets changed
significantly in 2024.
Attacks on Financial Services accounted for 8% of all attacks
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Bot Hotspots:
Bad Bot Stats
by Industry
Bad Bot Vs Good Bot Vs Human
Volume by Industry
The following chart provides a breakdown of good bot, bad bot and
human traffic (showing the 5 industries ranked has having the
highest percentage of bad bot traffic)
Bad Bot Good Bot
TR AF FI C PROFILE BY INDUS TRY IN 2024
Human
Good Bot HumanBad Bot
Simple bot attacks on
the Travel sector jump
to 52% in 2024 (up
from 33%)
Gaming experienced a
surge at 62%—more
than double last
year’s 28%.
Healthcare continues
to face a high rate of
simple attacks, holding
steady at ~85%.
Education is at the
top spot of simple
bot attacks (90%).
The Rise of Simple Bots
17%
Computing and IT
18%
Telecoms & ISPs
22%
Financial Services
