fraudulent activity regarding online advertisement
Midnight Mimosa malware is preinstalled on cheap Android phones: Midnight Mimosa malware is preinstalled on some low-cost Android phones, giving attackers ...
androidpolice.com/this-android-malware-can-reach-your-phone-before-you-ever-use-it/
Midnight Mimosa malware is preinstalled on cheap Android phones: Midnight Mimosa malware is preinstalled on some low-cost Android phones, giving attackers ...
androidpolice.com/this-android-malware-can-reach-your-phone-before-you-ever-use-it/
Malware campaign targeting Android car head units uncovered: Cybersecurity firm Kaspersky today (Sept 29) claims that it has uncovered a malware campaign ...
thestar.com.my/tech/tech-news/2026/09/29/malware-campaign-targeting-android-car-head-units-uncovered
htmedia.page.link Sep 27
India’s festive ad boom runs into a measurement problem: As festive advertising intensifies, media fragmentation creates challenges for advertisers to gauge ...
livemint.com/industry/media/festive-advertising-india-ad-fraud-digital-media-measurement-11790420801589.html
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The invisible heist: Where does your media money really go?: Digital ad budgets leak to middlemen and bots: ad fraud and non-viewable programmatic inventory ...
dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-09-01-the-invisible-heist-where-does-your-media-money-really-go/
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Hackers infect Android car head units with proxy botnet malware: A supply-chain attack targeting Android-based car head units is using a legitimate device-update ...
bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/hackers-infect-android-car-head-units-with-proxy-botnet-malware/
krebsonsecurity.com Jul 31
Read This Before You Buy That TV Streaming Stick: Security experts have been sounding the alarm for years about the risks of using generic TV boxes that promise ...
krebsonsecurity.com/2026/07/read-this-before-you-buy-that-tv-streaming-stick/
Twitch Has New Penalties For Streamers Caught Viewbotting, CEO Says: Repeat offenders will be punished with "caps" on their views.
engadget.com/2167521/twitch-has-new-penalties-for-streamers-caught-viewbotting-ceo-says/
dexerto.com Apr 27
ExtraEmily announces break from streaming amid Twitch viewbot allegations: Twitch star ExtraEmily says she’s taking a break after being accused of using viewbots ...
dexerto.com/twitch/extraemily-announces-break-from-streaming-amid-twitch-viewbot-allegations-3355380/
Tokyo startup Spider Labs uses manga to explain ad fraud: When people think about manga, they usually imagine entertainment — action series filled with dramatic ...
japantoday.com/category/special-promotion/tokyo-startup-spider-labs-uses-manga-to-explain-ad-fraud
dexerto.com Mar 03
Top Twitch manager says buying viewbots is ‘more important’ than quality content: The CEO for Night Media is voicing his support for viewbotting ...
dexerto.com/twitch/top-twitch-manager-says-buying-viewbots-is-more-important-than-quality-content-3328507/
Emerging technology trends brands and agencies need to know about: GEO startup Profound’s $1 billion valuation (and how competitors reacted) ...
adage.com/technology/ai/aa-emerging-tech-news-and-trends-profound-meta-ias/
OpenAI is building an 'integrity team' for ChatGPT ads: A job posting details how OpenAI's ads integrity team will look to help the company scale its ad ...
businessinsider.com/openai-building-integrity-team-chatgpt-ads-2026-2
Beware: New Android malware uses AI to sneakily commit ad fraud on your phone (Update)
androidauthority.com/android-ai-malware-for-fraud-3634770/
PocketGamer.biz Jan 14
To fight back against fake installs and dodgy attribution, advertisers need to ask better questions
pocketgamer.biz/to-fight-back-against-fake-installs-and-dodgy-attribution-advertisers-need-to-ask-better-questions/
Meta created ‘playbook’ to fend off pressure to crack down on scammers, documents show
rappler.com/technology/features/meta-playbook-scammer-crackdown/
GhostPoster attacks hide malicious JavaScript in Firefox addon logos: A new campaign dubbed 'GhostPoster' is hiding JavaScript code in the image logo ...
bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/ghostposter-attacks-hide-malicious-javascript-in-firefox-addon-logos/
SPECIAL REPORT-Meta tolerates rampant ad fraud from China to safeguard billions in revenueSPECIAL REPORT-Meta tolerates rampant ad fraud from China to safeguard billions in revenue | The Asahi Shimbun: Breaking News, Japan News and Analysis
Meta made over $3 billion from ad fraud on Facebook and Instagram: Report: A Reuters investigation alleges that Meta allowed fraudulent ads to run on its ...
indianexpress.com/article/technology/tech-news-technology/meta-made-over-3-billion-from-ad-fraud-on-facebook-and-instagram-report-10426675/
Meta tolerates rampant ad fraud from China to safeguard billions in revenue: The cache reveals Meta’s efforts to understand the scale of ad fraud on its ...
rappler.com/technology/features/meta-tolerates-ad-fraud-china-safeguard-revenue/
Android users urged to check devices after 224 apps hit by cyber fraud attack: Google has removed 224 Android apps from its Play Store after security experts ...
chroniclelive.co.uk/news/uk-news/android-users-urged-check-devices-32952511
Donald Trump Accuses Canada of Fraud: Trump accuses Canada of ad fraud and Supreme Court interference over Reagan’s tariff stance and trade practices.
newsweek.com/trump-canada-tariff-ad-supreme-court-accusation-10933115
As festive ad spends rise 15%, Digital frauds surge in tandem: While all this looks promising, the digital threats also loom around this time ...
financialexpress.com/business/brandwagon-as-festive-ad-spends-rise-15-digital-frauds-surge-in-tandem-4019924/
Android users warned over 38million downloads they must immediately delete from phones
chroniclelive.co.uk/news/uk-news/android-users-warned-over-38million-32732271
PocketGamer.biz Oct 17 25
AppLovin shuts down Array software amid allegations of unauthorised app installs: Adtech firm AppLovin has shut down a mobile software tool accused of installing ...
pocketgamer.biz/applovin-shuts-down-array-software-amid-allegations-of-unauthorised-app-installs/
OpinionSpot the bot, stop the rot: The very traits that make bots helpful—speed, scale, and tireless repetition—are the same traits that get repurposed for abuse.
financialexpress.com/opinion/spot-the-bot-stop-the-rot/4003878/
