This scam affected many devices around the world: Don't be the next
There is a new ad scam that is huge threat for users online. Here are all the details.
You might encounter the biggest and most complicated attack ever online. Security researchers discovered the Ad Scam, which is now known as Vastflux, on January 19, 2023. According to data scientist Marion Habiby, who is also the case's lead researcher, this attack has affected many devices all over the world.
This scam affected many devices around the world: Don't be the next
The swindle was run by the group responsible for these attacks for a considerable amount of time, and they made a lot of money doing it. Ad networks make money by displaying billions of advertisements on websites and mobile apps each day and encouraging users to click on them. Every year, this brings in hundreds of billions of dollars.
According to reports, the fraud involved multiple steps. After winning the auction for an advertisement slot, the fraudulent organization used to maliciously stack multiple video advertisements on top of each other. They were simply inserting JavaScript code into that advertisement to take control of that particular slot; they were not attempting to hack or hijack a device or network. The attack is finished by the time the advertisement goes away, leaving almost no trace.
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