Russian bot activity plunged 84% after Ukraine hit Yandex data centers, but the bots were back at full strength within two days
The 84% bot collapse after Ukraine's Yandex strikes was real, lasted about a day, and Cloudflare watched the automation move to rival clouds.
Ukrainian officials reported an 83.6% reduction in suspected Russian bot activity following a strike that took down Yandex data centers. However, this reduction proved short-lived as the bot activity quickly rebounded to pre-strike levels within two days. The Center for Countering Disinformation (CCD) attributed the sharp decline in bot activity to the strikes on Yandex data centers, but independent data from Cloudflare contradicts this claim, indicating that some malicious automation continued to operate on Yandex's cloud servers.
The CCD also downplayed the event on various platforms, stating that the disruption was merely a temporary disruption of automation, not the complete disappearance of bots. Furthermore, the CCD has been accused of exaggerating its victories due to its affiliation with Ukraine's National Security and Defense Council.
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