Google Wipes 350 Android Apps Tied to Major Ad Fraud Scheme

Google Wipes 350 Android Apps Tied to Major Ad Fraud Scheme

Traffic generated by the IconAds scheme primarily originated from Brazil, Mexico, and the U.S.

Massive Android Fraud Operations Uncovered: IconAds, Kaleidoscope, SMS Malware, NFC Scams

A mobile ad fraud operation dubbed IconAds that consisted of 352 Android apps has been disrupted, according to a new report from HUMAN. The identified apps were designed to load out-of-context ads on a user's screen and hide their icons from the device home screen launcher, making it harder for victims to remove them, per the company's Satori Threat Intelligence and Research Team. The apps have

Google pulls 352 apps from the Play Store that were part of an ad fraud scheme behind 1.5B daily bid requests and whose estimated impact is in the seven-figures

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