Individuals do too. Tools like https://github.com/unclecode/crawl4ai make it simple to obtain public content but also paywalled content including ebooks, forums and more. I doubt these folks are trying to do a DDoS though.
Maybe 'paywalled' is not the best word but using their Identity Based Crawling feature with Managed Browsers[1], you can use an existing account and scrape content that requires authentication. This may not sound like anything new but IMHO, crawl4ai's workflow is easy to follow.
Individuals do too. Tools like https://github.com/unclecode/crawl4ai make it simple to obtain public content but also paywalled content including ebooks, forums and more. I doubt these folks are trying to do a DDoS though.