Am I charged for data transfer and requests that are generated by attacks or other malicious behaviors such as click farming?

This topic describes whether you are charged for data transfer and requests that are generated by attacks or malicious behaviors such as click farming.

You are charged for bandwidth resources and outbound data regardless of whether the traffic is legitimate. Attacks or malicious behaviors that cause traffic spikes, increase bandwidth usage, and increase outbound data transfer will generate costs.

To prevent this issue, enable security or traffic management features. For more information, see Configure high bill alerts.