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How Malicious Bots Affect E-commerce Today, ecommerce would be impossible without computers and the internet. However, there are those that exploit ecommerce in illegal ways and utilize bots to profit from information they steal over the internet. One website that addresses this issue is Softprom. They explain the problems and solutions to these bot problems. In addition, they explain cybercriminals tactics to disrupt ecommerce such as gift card fraud, account takeover, and spam reviews (How Bots Affect Ecommerce, 2019,).

Gift card fraud is when hackers exploit your gift card balance by using a bot that generates a multitude of number combinations to crack it (How Bots Affect Ecommerce, 2019,). Another tactic is a bot program in which hackers brute force attack your account in order to get credentials to commit fraud. Lastly, spam reviews is where hackers program bots to deliver malicious links in the review section of a company, product, or service and/or make fake reviews (How Bots Affect Ecommerce, 2019,). In order for ecommerce websites to be more secure they need to have CAPTCHA, evaluate bot traffic, monitor failed login attempts, and monitor an increase in failed validation of gift card numbers (How Bots Affect Ecommerce, 2019,).

References (How Bots Affect Ecommerce, 2019,): https://softprom.com/sites/default/files/materials/Imperva-Threat-Research-How-bots-affect-ecommerce-FINAL.pdf