Security researchers disrupt 'sophisticated' Pareto Android ad fraud botnet

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Hackers infected Android devices with malware that mimicked millions of connected TV products to generate fake ad views

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 m...

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