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CTV Fraud Is Changing, DoubleVerify Finds

Ad fraud in connected TV saw a 12% drop this year to .4%, a sign that ad buyers have been proactive following a number of high-profile schemes over the past several years that bilked them out of millions. A new report by ad verification provider DoubleVerify looked at post-bid data and more than a trillion... Continue reading »
by Tony Rifilato // July 8th, 2021 //
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IronSource Goes Public; Amazon Making Big Demands Of Vendors

Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign up here. SPAC Attack Mobile gaming monetization and ad tech provider IronSource began trading on the New York Stock Exchange on Tuesday via a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC), with the goal of raising $2 billion in capital at an $11 billion valuation. The IPO comes... Continue reading »
by AdExchanger // June 30th, 2021 //
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After Methbot Conviction, Ad Industry Zeroes In On CTV As Fraud Hotspot

Following this month’s conviction of Aleksandr Zhukov – the ringleader of an ad fraud scam called Methbot that bilked digital advertisers out of more than $7 million five years ago – industry leaders said that such scams are becoming more frequent in connected TV (CTV) and are often tied to larger cybercrime operations. Leaders from... Continue reading »
by Tony Rifilato // June 14th, 2021 //
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The Big Story: Methbot Ad Fraudster Goes To Prison

The architect of Methbot was found guilty in a New York court last week. The verdict came nearly five years after the ad fraud scheme was first publicized back in December 2016. We dive into the most intriguing details of the case – from the likely political motivations behind the prosecution to the sophistication of... Continue reading »
by Sarah Sluis // June 3rd, 2021 //
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Conviction Of Russian Ad Fraudster Sets Precedent. Will It Make Scammers Think Twice?

Five years after a Russian ad fraud scheme that bilked digital advertisers out of more than $7 million was uncovered, self-proclaimed “King of Fraud” Aleksandr Zhukov was convicted last week by a federal jury in Brooklyn. Zhukov, 41, was arrested in Bulgaria in 2018 and extradited to the United States in 2019 for running a... Continue reading »
by Tony Rifilato // June 2nd, 2021 //
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DoubleVerify Is “Building A War Chest” With IPO

Ad verification company DoubleVerify went public on Wednesday, a month after it filed an S-1, and a week after it set the terms for the IPO, which had it valued at $4.2 billion. However, the company’s stock opened at $35 a share ­– nearly 30% above its IPO price – valuing the company at more... Continue reading »
by Tony Rifilato // April 21st, 2021 //
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FLoC Called Out; There’s Good News And Bad News On Ad Fraud

Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign up here. FLoC Fears There’s no love lost for FLoC. In a blog post on Sunday entitled “Proposal: Treat FLoC As A Security Concern,” a WordPress developer called Carike suggested that users of the open source content management software block FLoC by default. If that happens,... Continue reading »
by AdExchanger // April 20th, 2021 //
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Flashtalking Acquires Protected Media To Bolster OTT Fraud Detection Services

Independent global ad server Flashtalking said on Tuesday that it has acquired Israeli-based ad fraud detection specialist Protected Media as it makes a bigger push into the OTT space. Terms of the deal were not disclosed, but the acquisition was made with a mix of cash and stock. The deal allows Flashtalking to offer verification,... Continue reading »
by Tony Rifilato // February 23rd, 2021 //
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The Changing Economics Of Ad Fraud, With White Ops President Michael Tiffany

Subscribe to AdExchanger Talks on iTunes, Google Play, Spotify, Stitcher, SoundCloud or wherever you listen to podcasts. The fight against ad fraud is not over, but progress has been made, says Michael Tiffany, president and co-founder of bot detection and cybersecurity company White Ops. For example, back in the day, around 2012 through 2014, purchasing... Continue reading »
by Allison Schiff // February 12th, 2021 //
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Oracle Uncovers Large CTV Ad Fraud Operation

Enterprise tech giant Oracle said it shut down the largest ad fraud scam in the connected TV space that bilked advertisers and publishers out of $14.5 million in ad spending. Oracle Moat – the company’s business that provides measurement and ad verification solutions across digital and TV – said the fraudsters exploited flaws in CTV... Continue reading »
by Tony Rifilato // December 18th, 2020 //
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