The recently launched iPhone 15 and its iPhone 15 Pro Max variant have been met with a surge in bot activity during their pre-order phase.
What Happened: Cybersecurity research firm Kasada reported that bots were used to place thousands of pre-orders for the newly unveiled iPhone 15 models, reminiscent of the bot surge witnessed during the sale of Taylor Swift tickets and PlayStation 5 consoles last holiday season.
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Most of these bots are linked to All-In-One (AIO) services, infamous for scalping popular electronics and sneakers. For instance, one bot, known for reselling electronics and GPUs, has switched its focus to the iPhone 15 with an estimated profit of $300 per device.
Another AIO bot claimed to have secured nearly 2,500 iPhone 15 devices from the iPhone 15 pre-orders organized by Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL), fetching potential profits of approximately $750,000 for scalpers using this bot.
Individual users have also developed their own bots for the ...