{"slug": "nearly-two-thirds-of-tested-websites-fail-every-bot-test", "title": "Nearly two-thirds of tested websites fail every bot test", "summary": "Malicious bot activity rose 124% between July 2025 and June 2026 while human traffic grew 13.2%, and traffic from AI agents and large language model crawlers climbed 82.3% over the same period, according to DataDome's State of Bot & Agent Security Report 2026. DataDome analyzed trillions of requests across more than 75,000 customer sites during the 12-month period, finding bot traffic growing nine times faster than human traffic and nearly two-thirds of tested websites failing every bot test.", "body_md": "Malicious bot activity increased 124% between July 2025 and June 2026, compared with 13.2% growth in human traffic. Traffic from AI agents and large language model crawlers rose 82.3% during the same period, according to DataDome’s State of Bot & Agent Security Report 2026. Bot traffic grows nine times faster than human traffic The company analyzed trillions of requests across more than 75,000 customer sites during the 12-month period. Bots and AI agents generated approximately … [More](https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/09/23/datadome-growing-bad-bot-traffic-report/) \n\nThe post [Nearly two-thirds of tested websites fail every bot test](https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/09/23/datadome-growing-bad-bot-traffic-report/) appeared first on [Help Net Security](https://www.helpnetsecurity.com).", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/nearly-two-thirds-of-tested-websites-fail-every-bot-test", "canonical_source": "https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/09/23/datadome-growing-bad-bot-traffic-report/", "published_at": "2026-09-23 04:30:37+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-09-23 04:53:31.630009+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["ai-crawlers", "ai-agents", "ai-safety"], "entities": ["DataDome", "State of Bot & Agent Security Report 2026", "Help Net Security"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/nearly-two-thirds-of-tested-websites-fail-every-bot-test", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/nearly-two-thirds-of-tested-websites-fail-every-bot-test.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/nearly-two-thirds-of-tested-websites-fail-every-bot-test.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/nearly-two-thirds-of-tested-websites-fail-every-bot-test.jsonld"}}