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By Sneaking Into Ads.txt Files, The 404bot Cost Advertisers $15 Million

For two years, the 404bot worked unchecked, exploiting a flaw in the ads.txt spec that cost advertisers $15 million in wasted video ads. The 404bot served 1.5 billion video ads, according to Integral Ad Science, which revealed the scheme Tuesday with a warning for the industry, including for publishers to audit their ads.txt files. Ads.txt... Continue reading »
by Sarah Sluis // February 25th, 2020 //
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Coca-Cola Brings Back The CMO Job; Ad Fraud Comes To TV

Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign up here. Long Live The CMO Two years after Coca-Cola retired its CMO role, kicking off what would turn into a trend among big brands, the job title is back. The company has promoted 24-year veteran Manolo Arroyo to CMO, Ad Age reports. But it’s not... Continue reading »
by AdExchanger // December 17th, 2019 //
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Will Ads.cert Be The IAB’s Next Big Inventory Clean-Up Play?

Both the adoption of Ads.txt and commercialization of blockchain solutions have the IAB optimistic about the prospects for Ads.cert, a follow-up to Ads.txt that uses cryptographic security measures to authenticate inventory. While Ads.txt helps authorize inventory sources, it doesn’t solve the authentication problem, said Neal Richter, CTO of Rakuten Marketing and co-chair of the IAB’s... Continue reading »
by James Hercher // December 6th, 2017 //
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Domain Spoofing Be Gone: Ads.Txt Will Filter Out Imposter Sites 

Programmatic buyers on the open exchange who think they’re purchasing inventory from ESPN or The New York Times often end up buying from imposter sites instead. At times, the amount of misrepresented inventory in the marketplace can dwarf the legitimate inventory sold by brand-name publishers. The practice, domain spoofing, will become much harder to carry... Continue reading »
by Sarah Sluis // May 17th, 2017 //
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