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Ad Fraud Protection Firm Pixalate Raises $18.1 Million

07

Sep

2021

The company plans to use the new funds to expand its portfolio to support data privacy and compliance risks – with a focus on regulations such as GDPR, CCPA, and the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) –, and to expand its global presence. Founded in 2012 and headquartered in Santa Monica, California, Pixalate seeks […]

Fraud detection firm outs $1b Russian ad-fraud gang and its robo-browsing Methbot

21

Dec

2016

A $1 billion Russia-based criminal gang has been bilking online advertisers by impersonating high-profile Web sites like ESPN, Vogue, CBS Sports, Fox News and the Huffington Post and selling phony ad slots, but that’s about to end. Online fraud-prevention firm White Ops is releasing data today that will enable online advertisers and ad marketplaces to […]

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Malvertising Campaign Leads To DoubleClick Ad Fraud

07

Jun

2016

Malvertising isn’t only used to infect users via drive-by downloads or to deceitfully push fake software updates. A campaign currently going on via the TrafficHolder adult ad platform leverages the promise of raunchy videos to lure people into ad fraud. The trick is simple and yet effective. While browsing, users are automatically redirected to what […]

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