"Scammers Are Masquerading as Smart TV Owners to Fleece Advertisers, Researchers Say"
Security researchers from White Ops, have discovered an ongoing scheme in which fraudsters are charging advertising companies for ad space on smart TVs, and then not delivering on their promise. The scammers are disguising bot activity which, originates in global data centers as legitimate traffic, to try to dupe anti-fraud services. The researchers found that the scams seem to have started last year, and a cohesive unit of scammers most likely runs the scam campaign.
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