Android Ad Fraud Operation Generates 659M Bid Requests

Researchers Identify 455 Malicious Apps Tied to Global Malvertising Campaign Cybercriminals used malicious Android apps to funnel unwitting users to an ad fraud scam that generated up to 659 million daily bid requests, reports Human Security. The scam has spanned 455 malicious Android apps and is linked to 183 threat actor-owned command-and-control domains.