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Dec 22, 2016
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Fraud detection firm outs $1B Russian ad-fraud gang

A $1 billion Russia-based criminal gang has been bilking online advertisers by impersonating high-profile Web sites like ESPN, Vogue, CBS Sports, Fox News and the Huffington Post and selling phony ad slots, but that's about to end. Read More

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