Behaviour
5 observations (publishable events for this actor)
2026-11-02 10:33:49 UTC → 2026-11-05 07:53:42 UTC
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SEC-APPLE-APPLEBOT is a tracked bot identity in the Mothlight observatory. A search-engine crawler that indexes pages for a search index. This profile describes observed requests and classification evidence, not the intent of every visitor sharing a signature.
No. Confidence measures support for the assigned label (out of 100). AI likelihood estimates evidence for AI involvement (out of 100). Identity verification is reported separately.
SEC-APPLE-APPLEBOTEvidence strength is a heuristic score out of 100, not a probability. Percentages elsewhere on this page state their denominator in the section text.
A search-engine crawler that indexes pages for a search index.
Label: Search crawler (SEC) · Verified identity — Apple.
Verification: ✓ Verified identity — method: ip_list. Documented purpose: search. Vendor documentation
5 observations (publishable events for this actor)
2026-11-02 10:33:49 UTC → 2026-11-05 07:53:42 UTC
5 observations (publishable events for this actor)
2026-11-02 10:33:49 UTC → 2026-11-05 07:53:42 UTC
5 observations (publishable events for this actor)
2026-11-02 10:33:49 UTC → 2026-11-05 07:53:42 UTC
Requests only `/robots.txt` with GET from 4 sources; no exploitation attempts observed in the published technique evidence; consistent with uptime or metrics scraping.
Based on 5 requests from 4 distinct sources. Buckets with fewer than 3 events or 2 sources are hidden. IPs are never listed here; user agents are shown only as product families. Percentages in breakdowns use the publishable buckets shown as their denominator.
Window adapts to available data since first seen; empty early periods are trimmed and labelled, not stretched across a 30-day axis.
| Time | Requests |
|---|---|
| 2026-11-04T16:00:00.000Z | 0 |
| 2026-11-04T17:00:00.000Z | 0 |
| 2026-11-04T18:00:00.000Z | 2 |
| 2026-11-04T19:00:00.000Z | 0 |
| 2026-11-04T20:00:00.000Z | 0 |
| 2026-11-04T21:00:00.000Z | 0 |
| 2026-11-04T22:00:00.000Z | 0 |
| 2026-11-04T23:00:00.000Z | 0 |
| 2026-11-05T00:00:00.000Z | 0 |
| 2026-11-05T01:00:00.000Z | 0 |
| 2026-11-05T02:00:00.000Z | 0 |
| 2026-11-05T03:00:00.000Z | 0 |
| 2026-11-05T04:00:00.000Z | 0 |
| 2026-11-05T05:00:00.000Z | 0 |
| 2026-11-05T06:00:00.000Z | 0 |
Services / traps targeted: robots (4 of 4 publishable trap observations).
No publishable technique tags yet.
No publishable CVE observations yet. This does not mean the actor never probed a vulnerability; only that no bucket reached the publication threshold.
Robots compliance: Not measured yet for this actor.
Canary follows: 0 publishable canary follows
Honeytoken uses: 0 publishable honeytoken uses
Following a canary or using a honeytoken is behavioural evidence; it does not by itself prove AI involvement or intent.
No related bots above the similarity threshold.
No publishable related actors yet. Related actors are publishable bots sharing a known-bot identity, cluster label, or technique set; withheld single-source actors are not listed here.
/robots.txt4First seen: 2026-11-02 10:33:49 UTC
Last seen: 2026-11-05 07:53:42 UTC
Regions: pdx1
Countries: US
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Mothlight Observatory. "Applebot" (SEC-APPLE-APPLEBOT). First seen 2026-11-02, last seen 2026-11-05. https://mothlight.ai/bots/apple-applebot (accessed 2026-11-05). Counts follow the publication rule (at least 3 events from at least 2 distinct sources).
| 2026-11-05T07:00:00.000Z |
| 1 |
| 2026-11-05T08:00:00.000Z | 0 |
| Time | Requests |
|---|---|
| 2026-10-31T00:00:00.000Z | 0 |
| 2026-11-01T00:00:00.000Z | 0 |
| 2026-11-02T00:00:00.000Z | 2 |
| 2026-11-03T00:00:00.000Z | 0 |
| 2026-11-04T00:00:00.000Z | 2 |
| 2026-11-05T00:00:00.000Z | 1 |