As the nation gears up for expanded access to COVID-19 vaccines, pharmacies such as CVS and Walgreens are stepping up security efforts against so-called “scalper bots” eagerly waiting to stockpile ...

A software agent on the Internet that is configured to purchase products as soon as they come online. The scalper bot enables its owner to quickly obtain hot items that can be sold later when they ...

Last week, RTX 3080 scalpers pissed off a lot of Nvidia GPU fans by buying up all the graphics cards and attempting to resell them for hundreds of dollars more than the actual MSRP. Unfortunately, ...

CHICAGO/NEW YORK (Reuters) – Seven times last month, Benjamin Karmis, a 26-year-old priest from Wheaton, Illinois, failed to get his hands on the latest Sony PlayStation 5 video game console from ...

So-called “scalper bot” software has hoovered up many of the new gaming consoles released this fall, creating shortages that shut out eager consumers looking to score a new Sony PlayStation 5 or the ...

Taylor Swift's concern at Arrowhead Stadium in July, 2023. (Photo by Missourinet's Cameron Conner) The Iowa Senate has unanimously voted to make it illegal to use computer “bots” that are programmed ...

The PlayStation 5 was launched in early November 2020, but many still cannot get their hands on one. This scarcity is in large part due to “scalper bots” (also known as “grinch bots” or “retail bots”) ...

Out-of-control scalper bots have created havoc in Israel by registering public service appointments for various government services and then offering to sell them to disgruntled citizens. The bot's ...

During any holiday season, consumers have a tough time wrestling with each other for best-selling products, but now times have become even tougher, thanks to the proliferation of online “scalper” bots ...

Despite legislation created to stop “scalper” and “grinch” bots from buying products faster than humans on e-commerce sites, desperate consumers are wrestling with the dilemma of either paying ...

How scalper bots profit by buying and reselling Sony PS5 and Xbox consoles Your email has been sent Scalper bots, or sneaker bots, have been chewing up supplies of the Sony PS5 and Xbox consoles amid ...