Someone is running mass vulnerability scans, spoofing AI bots like ClaudeBot

	Someone is running mass vulnerability scans, spoofing AI bots like ClaudeBot(knownagents.com)
	300 points by gavinhking 9 days ago \| 224 comments
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	HN Discussion: ~Mass vulnerability scanning is nothing new; only the bot impersonation angle is a minor twist •User-agent strings are unreliable; verify bots via reverse DNS or published IP ranges instead •Blocking VPS provider ASNs effectively eliminates most fake bot traffic ~Questioning the motive for impersonating AI bots since they're already frequently blocked ↑Firsthand confirmation of the described attack pattern originating from GCP IP space