Cloudflare: Strikes on Yandex Data Centers Barely Dented Russian Bot Traffic

Malicious Russian bot traffic barely dropped after Ukraine struck Yandex data centers, as operators migrated workloads to other hosting providers like Radist and Selectel. Yandex Search and Yandex.Cloud traffic remains at 10–15% of normal levels, while bot requests targeting gambling accounts rose from 167.7 million to 170.1 million (+1.4%).

• Yandex Search and Yandex.Cloud traffic stays at 10–15% of normal
• Gambling account bot requests rose from 167.7M to 170.1M (+1.4%)
• Russian-origin social media traffic fell only 0.6%
• Malicious bots migrated to Radist and Selectel hosting