TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) – The Grinch is stealing Christmas – and he’s gone high tech. Cyber scalpers are making it harder than ever to get your hands on the season’s hot toys. Dubbed “grinch-bots,” ...

Researchers say AI is enabling more grinch bot attacks on popular gifts, buying up sought-after toys, games, and gifts.

HARRISBURG, Pa. — The Pennsylvania House has passed legislation to try to eliminate the problems fans encountered when trying to buy tickets to Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour. The bill would make it illegal ...

The Federal Trade Commission is investigating whether Live Nation LYV subsidiary Ticketmaster has done enough to stop armies of bots from buying and selling tickets on its platform. The investigation, ...

Bots -- automated programs that can perform tasks online exponentially faster than us poor meatbags -- have been a plague on the concert ticket-buying public for decades now. A single bot can buy a ...

PENNSYLVANIA (WHTM)– Concert tickets can be purchased from multiple websites, including third-party reseller sites, with prices much higher than face value. Some say that needs to change. Buying ...

Iowa lawmakers gave their final nod to legislation aimed at banning the use of automated bots for buying tickets online Monday. Known as Senate File 146, the proposal would outlaw the development or ...

Corrections & Clarifications: A previous version of this article misspelled Rep. Analise Ortiz's first name. A bipartisan group of lawmakers wants to make it easier for Arizonans to buy tickets to ...

President Barack Obama has signed a law making the use of ticket buying bots illegal nationwide, The White House announced Thursday. You can count your days of waiting online at Ticketmaster only to ...

Congress wants to stop robots- yes, robots - from grabbing all of the hottest concert and sporting event tickets before you get a chance. A House committee will soon debate the Better Online Ticket ...

So you missed out on Taylor Swift tickets even though you were among the first to sign in on the website? State Rep. David Cook wants to help ensure you get a fair shot the next time. The Globe ...

Memecoin launch tactics often involve hidden strategies like front-running, sniping and self-buying. Front-running in crypto and maximal extractable value (MEV) exploitation give bots and insiders ...