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AI Bots Surge to 45% of Singapore's Internet Traffic

5/5/2025

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A striking study by Imperva uncovers that AI-powered malicious bots now account for a staggering 45% of internet traffic in Singapore, a significant rise from 35% last year. These bots are wreaking havoc on the gambling, gaming, and travel industries through data scraping and DDoS attacks, placing Singapore fourth in the Asia-Pacific for bot-related threats and raising urgent cybersecurity alarms.

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A striking study by Imperva uncovers that AI-powered malicious bots now account for a staggering 45% of internet traffic in Singapore, a significant rise from 35% last year. These bots are wreaking havoc on the gambling, gaming, and travel industries through data scraping and DDoS attacks, placing Singapore fourth in the Asia-Pacific for bot-related threats and raising urgent cybersecurity alarms.