Walmart PS5 Stock Update After Bots Blocked From Trying to 'Steal' Consoles
http://www.newsweek.com/walmart-grinch-bot-accounts-playstation-5-xbox-series-x-console-stock-1555523
Walmart stopped millions of "grinch bots" from buying PlayStation 5 consoles as stock went live last month, an executive has said.
Jerry Geisler, chief information security officer of Walmart Global Tech, said the retail giant used detection tools to block a swarm of automated attempts from purchasing the next-generation gaming machine before legitimate customers.
Walmart PS5 Stock Update After Bots Blocked From Trying to 'Steal' Consoles
Dec 17, 2020, 1:19pm UTC
http://www.newsweek.com/walmart-grinch-bot-accounts-playstation-5-xbox-series-x-console-stock-1555523
> Walmart stopped millions of "grinch bots" from buying PlayStation 5 consoles as stock went live last month, an executive has said.
> Jerry Geisler, chief information security officer of Walmart Global Tech, said the retail giant used detection tools to block a swarm of automated attempts from purchasing the next-generation gaming machine before legitimate customers.