Scammers use Chrome, Firefox extensions in widespread ad fraud campaign
Malicious browser extensions aren't new. But this one's different.
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How hackers took over Facebook accounts to steal $4 million, promote scams
“We anticipate more platform-specific malware to appear," Facebook researchers said.
Scammers are abusing mobile ad networks in an attempt to phish Android app users
At least 400 apps in Google’s Play Store are feeding malicious ads into apps through abuse of an SDK.
Scammers are masquerading as smart TV owners to fleece advertisers, researchers say
White Ops on Thursday disclosed a vast, ongoing scheme in which fraudsters are charging advertising companies for ad space on smart TVs.
Scammers tried using kids apps in the Google Play store to generate cash
The 56 apps had more than one million downloads, according to Check Point.
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Scammers are using Play Store apps to serve ads that nobody can escape
Most went live in September, and all share a similar code library meant to help avoid detection.
Scammers are dangling an iOS jailbreak to trick victims into downloading a malicious app
The app page downloads a slot machine game and instructs the user to use the app for seven days to guarantee the jailbreak works.
Behind the scenes of the Methbot investigation
WhiteOps President & Co-founder Michael Tiffany talks with CyberScoop Editor-in-Chief Greg Otto about his company's work in taking down a botnet dedicated to ad fraud.
The FBI is diving deeper into the Methbot ad fraud case
And now we know the group called itself "Metan," the Russian word for methane.
FBI investigators describe Methbot investigation as ‘beautiful concert of things shutting down’
Maybe the only thing more complicated than the Methbot advertising fraud scheme was the plan that ultimately shut it all down.
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