Online bot attacks increased by 96 during Euro 2020

Research from cybersecurity company Imperva shows bot traffic on sporting and gambling sites increased before and during Euro 2020

Research from cybersecurity company Imperva shows bot traffic on sporting and gambling sites increased before and during Euro 2020.

The explore shows bot activity on worldwide betting and gambling sites increased 96% year-on-year in the weeks before the tournament, piece they increased past 26% in April alone.

The hebdomad before England and Scotland kicked cancelled their campaigns was “heavily targeted” by bot operators; years when England played were “particularly high risk, with account takeover attacks.”

Account takeover attacks are designed to fall apart into accounts and obtain bettors' digital wallets; these increased past II or threesome times when England played compared to other days.

The UK was not the only target, with bot traffic also increasing on High German site; thither was a spindle of 41% inwards the week following Germany’s victory over Portugal.

Imperva Research Labs said in that respect was “a pattern of attacks getting larger as the tourney progressed with a notable top occurring on 26 June, which marked the bulge of the Round of 16.”

Edward Roberts, Director of Strategy, Application Security at Imperva, said: “This pull down of sustained bot activity is unprecedented for sports and gaming sites and indicates that bot operators are evolving their tactics.

“Euro 2020 is the world-class major international tournament where, thanks to Covid-19, typical revenue sources such as just the ticket scalping make disappeared.

"As a result, bot operators feature re-engineered their tactics to place the sleep of us watching at place instead. With so many people loading upwards their accounts with hefty sums, gaining access code is an gentle money seed for criminals, especially VIP customers who be given to post vast wagers.”

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