Results for 'fraud'
Malwarebytes helps take down massive ad fraud botnets
November 28, 2018 - On November 27, the US Department of Justice announced the indictment of eight individuals involved in a major ad fraud case...
The many faces of omnichannel fraud
September 12, 2018 - The rise of new technologies, social networks, and other means of online communication have brought about compelling changes in industries across...
Block all or nothing to prevent ICO fraud?
July 12, 2018 - At Malwarebytes, we feel we have reached a point where we need to ask our customers how to proceed on the...
Crowdsourced fraud and kickstarted scams
September 14, 2017 - Crowdsourced funding opportunities via Kickstarter, Patreon, and GoFundMe have removed many structural roadblocks for people to access capital quickly and conveniently....
Terror EK actor experiments with URL shortener fraud
July 19, 2017 - Terror EK is an exploit kit made from a mishmash of stolen code and with very limited distribution. In the past few months,...
Adware vs. ad fraud
March 13, 2017 - Adware and ad fraud are in the same business and both don’t care very much how they make money, as long...
Clickjacking campaign abuses Google Adsense, avoids ad fraud bots
January 10, 2017 - Ad fraud is one of many issues that contribute to the ad industry’s negative image these days. Unlike malvertising which affects...
Multiple scam centers raided in India for IRS fraud
October 10, 2016 - Over 600 fake call center employees in the municipality of Mira Road in Maharashtra, India were detained early last week for suspicion...
Malvertising campaign leads to DoubleClick ad fraud
June 6, 2016 - Malvertising isn’t only used to infect users via drive-by downloads or to deceitfully push fake software updates. A campaign currently going...
APAC is Ready for ACFE’s Annual Fraud Conference
October 21, 2015 - The Association of Certified Fraud Examiners, or ACFE, the world’s largest anti-fraud group, will be holding its annual Fraud Conference in...