Someone is running mass vulnerability scans, spoofing AI bots like ClaudeBot

A continuously updating analysis of bot vs. human traffic, AI scraping, fetching, search indexing, browsing, robots.txt compliance, and AI chat referrals across 5,000+ websites.
301 points by gavinhking 70 days ago knownagents.com 226 comments

Summary

A new analysis reveals the ongoing issue of mass vulnerability scans that mimic AI bots, impacting over 5,000 websites. It highlights the complexities of distinguishing between human and bot traffic while addressing the implications for security and compliance.

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