Internet fraud

PubMatic Receives Compliance Certification for IAB Tech Lab’s Open Measurement SDK

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Wednesday, August 28, 2019
Programming languages, Ads.txt, Data analysis, Internet fraud, Online advertising, World Wide Web, EC

REDWOOD CITY, Calif., Aug. 28, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Premium digital technology company, PubMatic, has announced that it has achieved certification for IAB Tech Labs Open Measurement SDK Integration Validation Compliance (IVC) for Display ad formats.

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  • REDWOOD CITY, Calif., Aug. 28, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Premium digital technology company, PubMatic, has announced that it has achieved certification for IAB Tech Labs Open Measurement SDK Integration Validation Compliance (IVC) for Display ad formats.
  • This certification comes in the midst of PubMatics continued commitment to enforcing industry quality and transparency initiatives, such as the IAB Tech Labs App-ads.txt specification, Sellers.JSON and Supply Chain Object.
  • Open Measurement SDK (OM SDK) is the IAB Tech Labs scalable solution for a single SDK to cover all in-app viewability and verification.
  • We are excited to announce our IAB Tech Lab OM SDK compliance certification which comes at an important time where assurances in mobile app measurement and quality are a necessity, said Mike Chowla, Senior Director, Product Management at PubMatic.

Most 2020 U.S. Presidential Campaigns Unprotected Against Nation-State Email Attacks

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Tuesday, April 30, 2019
Spamming, Email authentication, Internet fraud, eMail, Cyberspace, Spam filtering, Computer networking, Internet privacy, DMARC

Agari, the next-generation Secure Email Cloud that restores trust to the inbox, indexed presidential campaign adoption of email authentication capabilities using a standard called DMARC.

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  • Agari, the next-generation Secure Email Cloud that restores trust to the inbox, indexed presidential campaign adoption of email authentication capabilities using a standard called DMARC.
  • The index is published for the first time in the Agari Q2 2019 Email Fraud and Identity Deception Trends report .
  • A vast majority of BEC attackers use free and temporary email accounts to launch their attacks.
  • Agari is transforming the legacy Secure Email Gateway with its next-generation Secure Email Cloud powered by predictive AI.

Most 2020 U.S. Presidential Campaigns Unprotected Against Nation-State Email Attacks

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Tuesday, April 30, 2019
Spamming, Email authentication, Internet fraud, eMail, Cyberspace, Spam filtering, Computer networking, Internet privacy, DMARC

Agari, the next-generation Secure Email Cloud that restores trust to the inbox, indexed presidential campaign adoption of email authentication capabilities using a standard called DMARC.

Key Points: 
  • Agari, the next-generation Secure Email Cloud that restores trust to the inbox, indexed presidential campaign adoption of email authentication capabilities using a standard called DMARC.
  • The index is published for the first time in the Agari Q2 2019 Email Fraud and Identity Deception Trends report .
  • A vast majority of BEC attackers use free and temporary email accounts to launch their attacks.
  • Agari is transforming the legacy Secure Email Gateway with its next-generation Secure Email Cloud powered by predictive AI.

This Superhero is America's Millionaires Favorite Avenger

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Friday, April 26, 2019
Fictional characters, Fiction, Films, Fictional cyborgs, Catfishing, Deception, Internet fraud, Iron Man, Tony Stark, Spider-Man: Homecoming

It all began in 2008 with the first Iron Man and since then we can't get enough of them.

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  • It all began in 2008 with the first Iron Man and since then we can't get enough of them.
  • 'If you are nothing without the suit, then you shouldn't have it in the first place' (Stark, in Spiderman: Homecoming).
  • Luxy continues to support popular features such as income verification to allow finding matches within the same economic brackets.
  • With a focus on providing a high-class dating experience for successful individuals, users need to verify their profile pictures to prevent catfishing.

Bull's Eye Technologies Changes Dating App Game With Launch of Browser Prime

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Tuesday, April 23, 2019
Apple Inc., Catfishing, Deception, Internet fraud, App store, Software, Mobile software

NASHVILLE,Tenn., April 23, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Bull's Eye Technologies Inc. today launched Browser Prime , a social networking tool designed to make dating simple again by harnessing the convenience of geo-location technology to create real-time connections.

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  • NASHVILLE,Tenn., April 23, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Bull's Eye Technologies Inc. today launched Browser Prime , a social networking tool designed to make dating simple again by harnessing the convenience of geo-location technology to create real-time connections.
  • Unlike other matchmaking platforms, Browser Prime ensures no fake profiles exist and removes the nuisance and heartbreak of catfishing.
  • "With Browser Prime, we're reinvigorating the appeal of meeting someone you can actually see across the bar or shopping at the mall.
  • To learn more, visit browserprime.com and to get started, download the free app in the Apple App Store or Android Apps on Google Play .

Primis Awarded Recertification of TAG Certified Against Fraud Seal by Trustworthy Accountability Group

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Tuesday, April 23, 2019
Human behavior, Online advertising, Ads.txt, Data analysis, Internet fraud, World Wide Web, Crime, Articles, Fraud, Tag, Professional certification

TEL AVIV, Israel, April 23, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Primis , the leading video discovery platform for publishers, announced that it hasbeen awarded recertification of the TAG Certified Against Fraud Seal by the Trustworthy Accountability Group (TAG), an advertising industry initiative to fight criminal activity in the digital advertising supply chain.

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  • TEL AVIV, Israel, April 23, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Primis , the leading video discovery platform for publishers, announced that it hasbeen awarded recertification of the TAG Certified Against Fraud Seal by the Trustworthy Accountability Group (TAG), an advertising industry initiative to fight criminal activity in the digital advertising supply chain.
  • "Primis works to support TAG's anti-fraud efforts in numerous ways," said Eyal Betzalel, Co-CEO at Primis.
  • Primis also integrates ads.txt in 100% of publishers, increasing transparency in the supply chain and giving publishers more control over their inventory.
  • "We are very pleased at the steps Primis has taken to achieve the TAG Certified Against Fraud Seal and fight fraud through other steps," said TAG CEO Mike Zaneis.

Collectcent Launches Dedicated Helpdesk for App-ads.txt Implementation Across App and OTT Publishers

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Tuesday, April 16, 2019
Online advertising, World Wide Web, Ads.txt, Data analysis, Internet fraud, Asia Pulp & Paper, Information technology, Draft:App-ads.txt

Its implementation will result in greater transparency and improve marketplace quality in the app advertising environment.

Key Points: 
  • Its implementation will result in greater transparency and improve marketplace quality in the app advertising environment.
  • The most pertinent impact of adopting App-ads.txt by App Publishers is that soon global DSPs will only purchase inventory which has App-ads.txt file.
  • Somnath Karmokar, Director - Publisher Partnerships at Collectcent said, "Publishers are at the core of our business and together we want to work towards a cleaner ecosystem.
  • Hence, for a faster implementation of App-ads.txt, we have actively deployed a dedicated 24x7 helpdesk to serve publishers across time zones who may find its implementation difficult."

Collectcent Launches Dedicated Helpdesk for App-ads.txt Implementation Across App and OTT Publishers

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Tuesday, April 16, 2019
Online advertising, World Wide Web, Ads.txt, Data analysis, Internet fraud, Asia Pulp & Paper, Information technology, Draft:App-ads.txt

Its implementation will result in greater transparency and improve marketplace quality in the app advertising environment.

Key Points: 
  • Its implementation will result in greater transparency and improve marketplace quality in the app advertising environment.
  • The most pertinent impact of adopting App-ads.txt by App Publishers is that soon global DSPs will only purchase inventory which has App-ads.txt file.
  • Somnath Karmokar, Director - Publisher Partnerships at Collectcent said, "Publishers are at the core of our business and together we want to work towards a cleaner ecosystem.
  • Hence, for a faster implementation of App-ads.txt, we have actively deployed a dedicated 24x7 helpdesk to serve publishers across time zones who may find its implementation difficult."

IAB Tech Lab Announces Two New Technologies to Build More Transparency & Trust in the Programmatic Supply Chain

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Thursday, April 11, 2019
Supply chain management, Search engine marketing, Retail, Communications, Advertising, Marketing, Online advertising, Ads.txt, Data analysis, Internet fraud, World Wide Web, IAB, Interactive Advertising Bureau

These specifications were created by the IAB Tech Labs OpenRTB Working Group and build on the momentum towards transparency, brand safety, and trust in the digital advertising ecosystem brought by the ads.txt and app-ads.txt specifications.

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  • These specifications were created by the IAB Tech Labs OpenRTB Working Group and build on the momentum towards transparency, brand safety, and trust in the digital advertising ecosystem brought by the ads.txt and app-ads.txt specifications.
  • I encourage everyone to provide feedback to the Tech Lab, and adopt as soon as the specs are finalized.
  • The two specs will also take centerstage in discussion at the upcoming IAB Tech Lab Innovation Day: Transparency and Securing the Supply Chain event in New York City on May 6th, 2019.
  • Established in 2014, the IAB Tech Lab is headquartered in New York City with staff in San Francisco, Seattle, and London.

Kaspersky Lab Uncovers Genesis: The Underground E-Shop with Tens of Thousands of Digital Doppelgangers for Sale to Bypass Financial Anti-Fraud Solutions

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Tuesday, April 9, 2019
Technology, Data management, Internet, Software, Security, Crime, Antivirus software, Internet fraud, Identity theft, Kaspersky Lab, Human behavior, Carding, Fraud, Kasperski, Organized crime, Mask

(Graphic: Business Wire)

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  • (Graphic: Business Wire)
    Every time someone enters financial, payment and personal information in an online transaction, advanced, analytic, machine learning anti-fraud solutions match that person against something called a digital mask.
  • These masks are unique to each user and combine the fingerprints of devices and browsers commonly used to make payments/bank online (i.e.
  • However, the digital mask can be copied or created from scratch, and Kaspersky Labs investigation has found that cybercriminals are actively using such digital doppelgangers to bypass advanced anti-fraud measures.
  • We see a clear trend of carding fraud increasing around the world, said Sergey Lozhkin, security researcher, Kaspersky Lab.