The Botnet That Frauded Digital Advertisers $180 Million- The Short Story of Methbot

📚 Sources: [1] https://krebsonsecurity.com/2016/12/report-3-5m-in-ad-fraud-daily-from-methbot/ [2] https://www.theverge.com/2021/11/11/22776481/russian-king-of-fraud-sentenced-10-years-prison-methbot-digital-ad-scheme [3] https://www.whiteops.com/hubfs/Resources/WO_Methbot_Operation_WP.pdf [4] https://www.cnbc.com/2016/12/20/cyber-firm-says-russian-methbot-scam-is-defrauding-digital-advertisers.html [5] https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/russian-methbot-operation-makes-up-to-5-million-per-day-from-click-fraud/ [6] https://venturebeat.com/2016/12/20/russian-methbot-stole-5-million-daily-with-ad-fraud-scheme/ [7] https://www.rferl.org/a/methbot-russia-internet-fraud-state-sponsored-hacking-zhukov/31241417.html [8] https://www.anura.io/blog/king-of-ad-fraud-sentenced [9] https://www.cyberscoop.com/fbi-methbot-3ve-investigation-ad-fraud/ [10] https://www.justice.gov/usao-edny/pr/russian-cybercriminal-sentenced-10-years-prison-digital-advertising-fraud-scheme [11] https://www.rferl.org/a/methbot-russia-internet-fraud-state-sponsored-hacking-zhukov/31241417.html [12] https://www.thedrum.com/news/2021/11/15/russian-ad-fraud-king-convicted-7m-methbot-scam [13] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Methbot 🐕 Follow Me: Twitter: https://twitter.com/collinsinfosec Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/collinsinfosec Cybercademy Discord Server: https://discord.gg/bWymWhCv9p 🤔 Have questions, concerns, comments?: Email me: grant@cybercademy.org 🎧 Gear: Laptop (Lenovo X1 Carbon Ultrabook 6th Gen): https://amzn.to/2O0UfAM​​​​​ Monitors (Dell D Series 31.5” D3218HN): https://amzn.to/2EXlgRF​​​​​ Keyboard (Velocifire VM01): https://amzn.to/2TEswfd​​​​​ Headphones (Audio Technica ATH-M40x): https://amzn.to/2F4Tvq6​​​​​ Standing Desk (FlexiSpot Height Adjustable 47 inch): https://amzn.to/3p3uSAa