Web scraping uses bots to collect large amounts of data from websites. Quite simply to extract content and data from a website. Data that’s publicly available. The scraper bot can then duplicate entire website content elsewhere. Scraper bots, most of the time, are not always bad. Bots are constantly at work behind the scenes making our digital lives run smoothly. They are usually looking for information that you are freely giving to your website’s visitors.

Loyalty schemes operated by the eCommerce industry have become so popular that they now represent a billion-dollar industry, with customers earning loyalty points when purchasing goods or services from their favourite brands. Yet financial losses from loyalty card fraud are equally significant — with an estimated $1 billion being stolen every year.

No one wants to be a victim of payment card fraud, yet more of us are falling foul to the myriad of techniques used by hackers to steal payment card information and use it for their own gain. To mitigate this malicious activity, it is vital that eCommerce sites apply security measures that protect consumers and sellers alike from carding and other major bot threats.