Krebs: $3-5M in Ad Fraud Daily from ‘Methbot’

As usual, Krebs has a much more detailed exigesis of how this thing actually works.

New research suggests that an elaborate cybercrime ring is responsible for stealing between $3 million and $5 million worth of revenue from online publishers and video advertising networks each day. Experts say the scam relies on a vast network of cloaked Internet addresses, rented data centers, phony Web sites and fake users made to look like real people watching short ad segments online.

https://krebsonsecurity.com/2016/12/report-3-5m-in-ad-fraud-daily-from-methbot/