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Russian Methbot : Largest ad fraud operation earns $5 million daily targeting premium domains
Posted by DomainGang on December 20, 2016, at 11:37 am
Russian cybercriminals are making between $3 to $5 million dollars daily, by faking clicks on video ads. Operation Methbot was uncovered by cybersecurity firm White Ops. More than 6,000 premium domains were targeted and spoofed, and a huge network of bots fired clicks from US-based IP addresses that were obtained using fraudulent means. Released today, […]
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