An analysis of holiday bot attack behavior during Cyber 5, including scraping, ATO, and automation trends that persist beyond peak sales.

New intelligence from KasadaIQ and StockX highlights where holiday demand and bot attacks are headed next. Get a quick look at the categories driving shopper frenzy and the defense strategies retailers should prioritize going into Black Friday.

Kasada’s Q2 2025 Threat Report breaks down the top bot attack trends: from AI scraping bots hammering infrastructure, to scalper bots flipping hype-driven inventory, to stolen travel accounts surging in underground value. Learn how adversaries made money last quarter and what your team can do to stop them.

Meet Max and Kasey, two interns at Kasada who tackled real-world challenges from two very different angles—machine learning and sales operations—and came away with sharper skills, meaningful impact, and a clear sense of where they’re headed next.

From fake accounts to lightning-fast checkout tools, attackers are engineering precision bot attacks that disrupt revenue, erode trust, and overwhelm teams. This blog breaks down the tactics bots use during major promos and how to stop them before the damage is done.