Advertising Fraud on Android Apps Uncovered

Buzzfeed News has discovered a sophisticated digital advertising fraud scheme targeting Android devices, in which ads were shown to bots, not real users. The article estimates that those behind the scheme “stole close to $10 million from advertisers who used Google’s ad network to place ads in the affected websites and apps”. The fraudulent scheme operated across a large network of Android apps, including some aimed at children. It raises major questions about the reviews process used by G...