Malicious Bots Drive 36% of Israel Web Traffic as 51% of Attacks Turn Advanced
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Updated · Ynetnews · May 20
Malicious Bots Drive 36% of Israel Web Traffic as 51% of Attacks Turn Advanced
1 articles · Updated · Ynetnews · May 20
Israel’s human web traffic has fallen to 46%, with bots now generating the majority of activity and 36% classified by Imperva as malicious.
Imperva said 51% of bot attacks on Israeli organizations are “advanced,” meaning they mimic human behavior closely enough to evade conventional defenses in what it called a uniquely complex cyber battleground.
Executives and outside experts said AI tools are accelerating that shift by compressing the gap between finding weaknesses and exploiting them, with models such as Mythos enabling code analysis, vulnerability discovery and exploit generation at machine speed.
That speed is forcing a defensive overhaul: firms including MazeBolt and Silverfort argued organizations need automated, real-time validation and run-time protection because manual or periodic testing can no longer keep pace.
The report suggests the immediate edge still lies with nation-states and organized crime, but falling barriers are widening the pool of capable attackers and expanding the range of vulnerable targets.
When AI makes elite cyberattacks accessible to all, how can any organization remain secure?
If AI can find and exploit flaws in minutes, is human cybersecurity expertise obsolete?
Malicious Bots Surpass Human Traffic: AI-Driven Cyberattacks Escalate to 53% of Global Web Activity in 2025
Overview
The report highlights how the digital world is now dominated by harmful automated activity, as cybercriminals rapidly advance and outpace legitimate automation. The share of benign bots is shrinking, while malicious bots are becoming a defining trend in web traffic. These bots are growing more sophisticated, driven by advancements in artificial intelligence and machine learning. They can now mimic real user sessions and use valid credentials, making traditional defenses like rate limits less effective. The scale of the threat is massive, with trillions of bad bot requests detected and blocked, signaling an urgent need for stronger cybersecurity strategies.