Results for 'click fraud'
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...
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...
Fraudulent Slack ad shows malvertiser’s patience and skills
August 21, 2024 - Once again, threat actors seek out Google search ads for top software downloads, but this time they show a lot of patience and bring on evasion tricks.
Desperate Taylor Swift fans defrauded by ticket scams
May 8, 2024 - When there are not nearly enough tickets for some concerts to accommodate all the fans that desperately want to be there, it makes for ideal hunting grounds for scammers.
Ad fraud
Short bio Advertising (ad) fraud, also called click fraud or click spam, is a practice by bad actors, specifically dubious advertising networks,...
Adult content malvertising scheme leads to clickjacking
April 24, 2023 - Malwarebytes’ researchers have found a malvertising scheme that leads to clickjacking. Clickjacking is a form of ad fraud which is also...
