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Click-Fraud Chrome Extensions Removed from Store After 500,000 Downloads
2018-01-17 22:02:31| Extremetech
Researchers from security firm ICEBRG report finding a cluster of scam extensions in the Google Web Store with a combined download figure of more than 500,000. The post Click-Fraud Chrome Extensions Removed from Store After 500,000 Downloads appeared first on ExtremeTech.
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Microsoft, Symantec take down Bamital click-fraud botnet
2013-02-07 13:58:56| InfoWorld: Top News
Microsoft and Symantec have dismantled a botnet that took over millions of computers for criminal activities such as identity theft and click fraud. The Bamital botnet threatened the $12.7 billion online advertising industry by generating fraudulent clicks on Internet ads, which fund many of the free online services available to consumers, the companies said.
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