Chuck Schumer says 'Grinch bots' are stealing Christmas

File photo: Bots are turning their sights on the season's hottest toys and games, driving up the costs for people, said Sen. Chuck Schumer. Cyber scalpers are helping the Grinch steal Christmas. Bots, sophisticated computer programs used for mass online purchases, have already driven up ticket prices for Broadway shows and top concerts and are now turning their sights on the season's hottest toys and games, said Sen. Chuck Schumer. "Bots come in and buy up all the toys and then charge ludicrous prices a midst the holiday shopping bustle," the New York Democrat said on Sunday. " Cyber bots -- we call them'Grinch bots' -- are expanding their reach and unfairly scooping up the hottest toys your parents can't even click buy.