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21 Aug 2026, 6:00 PM	Tom's Hardware	5.5	DDR5 scalper bots now outnumber shoppers 10 to 1 — automated scraping hits listings every 6.5 seconds as 32GB kits surge from $72 to $392, DataDome researcher says DataDome researchers report that scalper bots now outnumber human shoppers 10-to-1 on at least one retailer's DDR5 listing pages, hitting listings every 6.5 seconds. 32GB DDR5 kits have surged from $72 to $392, a roughly 5x price increase driven by automated scraping and hoarding. Why: If you're budgeting for local AI/ML workstations or homelab builds in Malaysia, DDR5 pricing is currently distorted well beyond MSRP by bot activity—factor this into hardware procurement timelines or consider DDR4 alternatives where the platform allows it. For anyone building e-commerce or inventory-tracking systems, this is a concrete data point on how aggressive automated scraping has become and why bot mitigation (DataDome-style) is now table stakes for retail platforms. hardware scraping anti-bot infrastructure

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21 Aug 2026, 6:00 PM

Tom's Hardware

5.5

DDR5 scalper bots now outnumber shoppers 10 to 1 — automated scraping hits listings every 6.5 seconds as 32GB kits surge from $72 to $392, DataDome researcher says

DataDome researchers report that scalper bots now outnumber human shoppers 10-to-1 on at least one retailer's DDR5 listing pages, hitting listings every 6.5 seconds. 32GB DDR5 kits have surged from $72 to $392, a roughly 5x price increase driven by automated scraping and hoarding.

Why: If you're budgeting for local AI/ML workstations or homelab builds in Malaysia, DDR5 pricing is currently distorted well beyond MSRP by bot activity—factor this into hardware procurement timelines or consider DDR4 alternatives where the platform allows it. For anyone building e-commerce or inventory-tracking systems, this is a concrete data point on how aggressive automated scraping has become and why bot mitigation (DataDome-style) is now table stakes for retail platforms.