Security researchers disrupt sophisticated Pareto Android ad fraud botnet
Hackers infected Android devices with malware that mimicked millions of connected TV products to generate fake ad views
Security researchers disrupt sophisticated Pareto Android ad fraud botnet
Researchers from cyber security firm Human Security (formerly White Ops) claim to have uncovered and disrupted a sophisticated fraud operation, dubbed Pareto CTV botnet, in which hackers infected more than one million Android mobile devices to steal revenues from unsuspecting advertisers.
According to the researchers, fraudsters served on average 650 million ad requests a day in online ad exchanges as part of the fraud operation, collecting funds that were meant for apps available on popular streaming-TV platforms run by Roku, Amazon, Google and Apple.
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7 Unicorn Drive: From Startup to a Billion Dollar Sale in 7 Years The Adventure of Iza and Samo Login
February 25, 2021 GMT
7 Unicorn Drive
NEW YORK, Feb. 25, 2021 /PRNewswire/ In 2009, Slovenian tech entrepreneurs Iza and Samo Login set out on a mission to create a startup with the intention of selling in 7 years, in order to dedicate their time and wealth to philanthropic pursuits. In exactly 7 years, the Logins sold their $250,000 startup, Outfit7, for $1 Billion to a Chinese investment group, catapulting them into the ranks of the wealthiest Europeans and making them the wealthiest individuals in Slovenia. Following the sale, they have been focusing their efforts on their Login5 Foundation and on making our planet a better place.
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Safer Internet Day is being celebrated in South Africa on Tuesday, February 9th, with the theme of bringing various stakeholders ‘Together For A Better Internet’. Humanity is at its most advanced point of access to smart technology, data, games, apps and social media platforms, which has accelerated many industries – like eCommerce, e-learning and streaming entertainment – by three to five years. But with so much additional time in lockdown, and out of schools, due to the pandemic, there remains a gaping hole in digital education to guide and protect kids online, some of whom are using devices for many more hours than they were a year ago.
Children understand and process more as they age, but they still require adult supervision and interaction with their use of technology.
Safer Internet Day is being celebrated in South Africa on Tuesday, February 9th, with the theme of bringing various stakeholders Together For A Better Internet .
Humanity is at its most advanced point of access to smart technology, data, games, apps and social media platforms, which has accelerated many industries - like eCommerce, e-learning and streaming entertainment - by three to five years.
But with so much additional time in lockdown, and out of schools, due to the pandemic, there remains a gaping hole in digital education to guide and protect kids online, some of whom are using devices for many more hours than they were a year ago.
More time online, less education, a problem for SA s teens it-online.co.za - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from it-online.co.za Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.