3 Million dollars a day from fraud. OMG! Read on to uncover the workings of Methbot. A security company, White Ops, estimates that Methbot spoofed nearly 6000 publishers.
An expansive botnet run by a Russian cybercriminal gang netted more than $3 million a day by generating fake views of online video advertisements. The finding is already reinforcing concerns over the prevalence of fraud in online marketing.
Source: Russian Gang Netted $3M Daily via Video Ad Fraud