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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Anthony Cuthbertson

FOUND: Ai bot attacks increase 10 fold report reveals - You Need To See This

In 2024, bots made up a bigger proportion of global internet traffic than humans for the first time - (iStock/ Getty Images)

The number of cyber attacks on the internet carried out by artificial intelligence bots has increased more than 10-fold over the last year, new research has found.

Daily AI-enabled bot attacks rose from 2 million to 25 million in a single year, according to the 2026 Bad Bot Report from cybersecurity researchers at Thales.

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