Bot traffic to healthcare, e-commerce, gambling sites saw notable increases in bots in 2020. E-commerce and government sites saw a significant increase only in the last quarter. Imperva calls such bots “the pandemic of the Internet” The report focuses on bad bots, which the web application security firm sees as a threat to its customers. The surge in bots to healthcare sites coincided with the release of next-generation gaming consoles. Ticket scalpers, who usually descend on popular concerts to buy tickets, found themselves suffering diminished profits.”]