# Data shows malicious bots shifted traffic instead of going dark during Yandex outage

Analysis of traffic data collected during a Yandex outage found that malicious bot activity did not simply stop when the service went down, but instead migrated to other targets. The finding suggests botnet operations are resilient and can redirect their traffic when a major platform is unavailable. It matters because outages are often assumed to temporarily reduce automated abuse, when in fact that activity may just move elsewhere.

**Importance:** 3/5

## Sources

### Technology
- [Hacker News](https://blog.cloudflare.com/yandex-outage/) — Wed, 14 Oct 2026 20:29:13 +0000