Cyber thieves are using botnets increasingly to gain a financial advantage in stealing digital assets that they can use or resell, according to a report by Perimeter X.

68% of surveyed businesses said bots have negatively affected their data analytics, resulting in a minor or moderate financial impact.

Google announced Tuesday that it coordinated with industry partners to disrupt a botnet made up of a million infected devices, as well as suing its operators, which are believed to be based in Russia.

The bad actors behind SharkBot have targeted mobile banking users because this particular group is often less vigilant, says one expert.

Researchers say Mirai botnets are either scanning or actively exploiting the OMIGOD vulnerabilities in Azure.

The report by Aberdeen Strategy Research also found that the mean cost of these bot-driven ATOs can run up to 6.4% of the revenue generated from a company’s monthly active users.