Yandex outage: data shows that instead of going dark, malicious bots moved
Yandex’s recent service interruption revealed that rather than shutting down, a surge of malicious bots kept operating. Analysis of traffic logs shows a spike in automated requests during the outage, suggesting attackers exploited the downtime to launch or amplify attacks. The incident highlights how outages can be leveraged by bad actors to increase bot activity, potentially impacting security and performance.