Malicious bots are becoming more prevalent and sophisticated than before and are causing significant damage to the digital world. In 2017, 42.2% of all the web traffic routed through web hosts and data centers was made up of bots, which is 3.5% more than in 2016. The Bad Bot Report of 2018 unfolds: in 2017, in total the traffic was made of bots. The report also highlights that 28% of internet traffic is being produced by malicious bots. It includes activities like marking content to repost articles on sites that are poked with malware.”]
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