ThreatList: Gift Card-Themed BEC Holiday Scams Spike
Watch out for emails about gift cards and corporate donations, researcher warn. Continue reading ThreatList: Gift Card-Themed BEC Holiday Scams Spike
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U.S. Charges Two Iranians for SamSam Ransomware Attacks
The U.S. Department of Justice has charged two Iranian men for creating and distributing a ransomware program called SamSam that caused massive disruptions in hospitals, municipalities and public institutions over the past few years. SamSam appeared i… Continue reading U.S. Charges Two Iranians for SamSam Ransomware Attacks
FBI Sinkholes $38M Global Ad Fraud Operation
The multi-year campaign used malware and botnets to falsify billions of webpages and “site users.” Continue reading FBI Sinkholes $38M Global Ad Fraud Operation
FBI & Google shut down largest-ever Ad fraud scheme ‘3VE’
By Waqas
8 suspects behind 3VE have also been identified. Last year in August, the Federal Bureau of Investigation organized a secret meet-up between cybersecurity and digital advertising experts in its Manhattan federal building. This included Google … Continue reading FBI & Google shut down largest-ever Ad fraud scheme ‘3VE’
FBI Shuts Down Multimillion Dollar – 3ve – Ad Fraud Operation
Google, the FBI, ad-fraud fighting company WhiteOps and a collection of cyber security companies worked together to shut down one of the largest and most sophisticated digital ad-fraud schemes that infected over 1.7 million computers to generate fake c… Continue reading FBI Shuts Down Multimillion Dollar – 3ve – Ad Fraud Operation
Cheetah Mobile Blames SDKs for Rampant Ad Fraud in Its Android Apps
Eight popular Android apps are embezzling from the ad ecosystem on a widespread basis, according to allegations. Continue reading Cheetah Mobile Blames SDKs for Rampant Ad Fraud in Its Android Apps
Popular Android apps on Play Store caught defrauding users
By Waqas
A well-known Chinese app developer Cheetah Mobile and one of its subsidiaries Kika Tech might have claimed credit for millions of dollars from advertisers through an Android fraud scheme, reveals app analytics firm Kochava. It is a common prac… Continue reading Popular Android apps on Play Store caught defrauding users
8 Popular Android Apps Caught Up In Million-Dollar Ad Fraud Scheme
Cheetah Mobile—a prominent Chinese app company, known for its popular utility apps like Clean Master and Battery Doctor—and one of its subsidiary Kika Tech have allegedly been caught up in an Android ad fraud scheme that stole millions of dollars from … Continue reading 8 Popular Android Apps Caught Up In Million-Dollar Ad Fraud Scheme
Tiny Island Atoll’s Domain Used in Widespread Ad Fraud
The campaign is believed to bring in close to $22,000 per month for bad actors. Continue reading Tiny Island Atoll’s Domain Used in Widespread Ad Fraud
Exosrv.com, an ad server for adult sites, tops Malwarebytes detections
Learn why Malwarebytes is blocking exosrv.com, an ad server for adult sites. Hint: it’s not because it’s porn.
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