{"id":997121,"date":"2022-09-23T17:34:00","date_gmt":"2022-09-23T09:34:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/geetests.com\/article\/inventory-bots-and-denial-of-inventory-attacks"},"modified":"2025-09-12T18:42:59","modified_gmt":"2025-09-12T10:42:59","slug":"inventory-bots-and-denial-of-inventory-attacks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"\/en\/article\/inventory-bots-and-denial-of-inventory-attacks","title":{"rendered":"Inventory Bots Explained: How to Stop Denial of Inventory Attack?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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What is the denial of inventory attack?<\/span><\/h2>\n

The common thought of denial of inventory refers to making products or services out of stock by adding them to online shopping carts but never proceeding to checkout.<\/span><\/p>\n

Denial of inventory sometimes also known as inventory hoarding or inventory exhaustion is a prevalent security threat that people usually see <\/span>in the e-commerce industry<\/a>. It’s a type of automated attack that is more subtle and sophisticated than others, but it can significantly cramp online retailing businesses by preventing customers from placing orders which not only stains the business reputation but also impacts their revenue stream.<\/span><\/p>\n

Who is the target of the denial of inventory attack?<\/span><\/h2>\n

With web-based technology and internet communication continuing apace, digital transaction has come to our rescue. Various enterprises turned to the internet to boost business revenue, and companies from certain industries such as e-commerce almost completely rely on it, which makes them extremely vulnerable than others when it comes to automated bot attacks, like denial of inventory, <\/span>scalping<\/a>, <\/span>carding<\/a>, etc.<\/span><\/p>\n

Targeted sectors:<\/span><\/h3>\n

Industries that constantly suffer from denial of inventory attacks are likely to be those have time-sensitive items involved, such as tickets, limited edition products, fresh produce, etc.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Listed below are the top targeted sectors (as stated by<\/span> OWASP<\/a>).<\/span><\/p>\n