FBI Shuts Down Multimillion Dollar – 3ve – Ad Fraud Operation

Google, the FBI, ad-fraud fighting company WhiteOps and a collection of cyber security companies worked together to shut down one of the largest and most sophisticated digital ad-fraud schemes that infected over 1.7 million computers to generate fake clicks used to defraud online advertisers for...

Chameleon Botnet Stealing $6M a Month in Fraudulent Ad Clicks

The Chameleon botnet continues to steal millions of dollars from online advertisers through fraudulent clicks made by malware. First discovered in late February, researchers at British-based Web analytics firm spider.io say more than 120,000 Microsoft Windows machines — the overwhelming majority...

In Face of Advertisers, Microsoft To Make Do Not Track Feature Default on IE10

Microsoft yesterday announced its intent to implement its “Do Not Track” DNT functionality by default in the next iteration of its web browser, Internet Explorer 10, a shift that has already begun to ruffle the feathers of online advertisers. In a post to its TechNet blog, the company’s Chief...

Feds Bust $14 m Cybercrime Ring That Hijacked iTunes, Netflix Traffic To Rake in Ad Dollars

An indictment filed in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York charges seven individuals with a a global scheme to commit Internet advertising fraud. The scheme infected more than four million machines in over 100 countries with malware. It is believed to have netted the scammer...

Google Releases Permanent Opt-Out Extension For Chrome

Google has delivered a new tool that enables Chrome users to permanently opt out of ad-tracking cookies in the company’s browser. The new extension gives users the ability to make their choices about not being tracked by online advertisers permanent, at least in Google Chrome. The move by Google ...