Frida-JIT-unPacker: An Imperva Contribution to the Security Research Community, Presented at Black Hat Asia 2024

In the ever-evolving landscape of cybersecurity threats, the battle against malicious bots is a critical concern for web applications. These bots, in addition to their ability to circumvent application security measures, are usually protected with advanced source code protection to prevent the...

Analyzing Bitcoin Price Trends and Crypto Scalping Methods

By Uzair Amir Are you interested in cryptocurrency trading but unsure where to start? Have you heard about crypto scalping but… This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Analyzing Bitcoin Price Trends and Crypto Scalping Methods...

2023 OWASP Top-10 Series: API6:2023 Unrestricted Access to Sensitive Business Flows

Welcome to the 7th post in our weekly series on the new 2023 OWASP API Security Top-10 list, with a particular focus on security practitioners. This post will focus on API6:2023 Unrestricted Access to Sensitive Business Flows. In this series we are taking an in-depth look at each category – the...

The World Cup: Prime Time for Sports Fans and Cybercriminals

From November 20 to December 18, fans from all over the world are tuned into the World Cup tournament in Qatar. While this is a major event for sports fans, it’s also prime time for bad actors. Large sporting events lead to increased levels of activity across sports and gambling sites, along with...

Bots Are Scalping Israeli Government Services

Bots can be used for good, but can also be nefarious. In this post, see Akamai's research on the Israeli Gamken bot copycat...

Bots Are Scalping Israeli Government Services

Bots can be used for good, but can also be nefarious. In this post, see Akamai's research on the Israeli Gamken bot copycat...

Evasive Bots Drive Online Fraud – 2022 Imperva Bad Bot Report

The 2022 Imperva Bad Bot Report is now available. The report is the ninth annual in-depth analysis of bot traffic, created with data collected from Impervas global network throughout the past year by the Imperva Threat Research Team. Bad bots are software applications that run automated tasks wit...

Imperva is named a Leader in The Forrester Wave™: Bot Management, Q2 2022

We are thrilled to announce that Imperva has been named a Leader in The Forrester Wave: Bot Management, Q2 2022 report – a trusted source for technology buyers that helps security and risk professionals select the right vendor for their needs in a technology marketplace. The report offers a...

Scalpers, and their bot armies, swing in to net web-based Spiderman tickets

29 November 2021 was “Spider Monday” and tickets for Marvel’s film Spider-Man: No Way Home went on sale with the sort of marketing fervor for which Disney and the Marvel Cinematic Universe MCU are famous. As tickets to one of the most eagerly anticipated Christmas films featuring one of the most...

Infographic: How Are Bad Bots Hurting Your Business?

Bad bots are software applications which run automated tasks with malicious intent over the internet. They scrape data from sites without permission in order to reuse it and gain a competitive edge e.g. pricing, inventory levels, proprietary content, etc.. They are used for scalping, the act of...

Scalper-Bots Shake Down Desperate PS5, Xbox Series X Shoppers

It’s a big week for gamers across the globe, with imminent, dueling releases of Xbox Series X and PlayStation PS5. However, an army of retail bots threaten to drive prices up as much as three times the retail price, putting the coveted holiday gifts well out of reach of everyday fans. Retailers...