Nearly two-thirds of tested websites fail every bot test

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.

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/ The 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 .