Results for 'fraud'
224 malicious apps removed from the Google Play Store after ad fraud campaign discovered
September 17, 2025 - Researchers have discovered a large ad fraud campaign on Google Play Store.
“This fraud destroyed my life.” Man ends up with criminal record after ID was stolen
March 27, 2025 - A man didn't just have his ID stolen, identity theft ruined his life and robbed him of a promising future.
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.
Investment fraud a serious money maker for criminals
January 3, 2024 - Europols’s spotlight report ‘Online fraud schemes: a web of deceit’, identifies investment fraud as a major threat.
Ad fraud
Short bio Advertising (ad) fraud, also called click fraud or click spam, is a practice by bad actors, specifically dubious advertising networks,...
Investment fraud overtakes business email compromise as most reported fraud
March 14, 2023 - The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has published its 2022 Internet Crime Report. One of the most notable points is that investment...
