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Why machine learning means proactive loyalty fraud prevention

Loyalty programs are big business for companies and a key target for fraudsters. Don't just wait for a hacker's attack before...

Sponsored Content: Comarch | Nov 5, 2019 at 7:30 am ET

Google responds to large ad fraud operation that utilized more than 125 Android apps

The company says the operation affected less than $10M in ad spend and deploys new tactics to fight...

Robin Kurzer | Oct 23, 2018 at 5:03 pm ET

AdWords Click Fraud Service Found Using Google’s Trademark, Promoting Itself On YouTube

How’s this for brazen? For at least two years, a Russian hacker has been running a cheekily-named click fraud service called GoodGoogle,...

Ginny Marvin | Jul 28, 2014 at 12:12 pm ET

 

How A PPC Fraud Ring Impersonated 300+ Advertisers In May 2014

Did you know that your paid search ads are susceptible to the same type of fraud that affects other forms of digital advertising? And...

Lori Weiman | Jun 9, 2014 at 10:50 am ET

Report: Click Fraud Rate Drops to 19.1% In Q4 2010

Click Forensics quarterly report on overall click fraud was released for the fourth quarter of 2010. They said the click fraud rate dropped from...

Barry Schwartz | Jan 26, 2011 at 10:46 am ET

Report: Click Fraud Rate Rises to 22.3% In Q3 2010

Click Forensic’s quarterly assessment of overall click fraud rates for the paid search industry says that click fraud has increased to...

Chris Sherman | Oct 20, 2010 at 1:29 pm ET

Report: Click Fraud Rate Up To 18.6 Percent

Click Forensics released their report on the overall click fraud rates for the paid search industry. They said click fraud was up from 17.4...

Barry Schwartz | Jul 21, 2010 at 10:07 am ET

Report: Click Fraud Rate For Q2 2010 28.9%

Anchor Intelligence released their latest click fraud report claiming the click fraud rate for the second quarter of 2010 was 28.9%. That is...

Barry Schwartz | Jul 7, 2010 at 9:09 am ET

Google Sued For Click Fraud By Seattle Locksmith

Mediapost reports that Google has been sued by 123 Lock & Key, a Seattle based locksmith company over click fraud. Mediapost said this is...

Barry Schwartz | Jun 3, 2010 at 9:36 am ET

Microsoft Sues For Click Laundering

In a continuing effort to battle click fraud, Microsoft puts legal motions into place to stop “click laundering”. Microsoft said the...

John Ellis | May 19, 2010 at 8:37 pm ET

Report: Click Fraud Rate At Highest Rate

Anchor Intelligence released their click fraud report today, reporting that click fraud has reached an all time high. The “Attempted Click...

Barry Schwartz | Apr 8, 2010 at 9:08 am ET

Harvard Professor Details New, ‘Insidious’ Form Of Google Click Fraud

One of Google’s more vocal critics says the company should cut its ties with InfoSpace over what he calls “a particularly insidious...

Matt McGee | Jan 13, 2010 at 3:15 pm ET

Yahoo Pay Per Click Settlement Details Goes Out To Advertisers

This morning, many Yahoo advertisers received an email from Rust Consulting letting them know, they are included in a legal settlement over...

Barry Schwartz | Oct 13, 2009 at 9:19 am ET

Click Fraud Rise Or Fall? Click Fraud 22.9% Or 12.7%

Today, I received two click fraud reports from two different companies. The first was from Anchor Intelligence and the second was from Click...

Barry Schwartz | Jul 23, 2009 at 9:57 am ET

Microsoft Taking Click Fraud Battle To Court

The New York Times reports that Microsoft is taking the click fraud battle to court. “Microsoft filed the civil complaint on Monday in...

Matt McGee | Jun 16, 2009 at 2:57 pm ET

Does Including A Physical Address On Your Website Help Rankings?

As businesses become more virtual in organization and structure, and more workers become digital nomads, the question of  whether having a...

Michael Gray | May 28, 2009 at 7:00 am ET

Click Fraud Rate Hits Highest Level Yet

Click fraud is worse today than ever according to an announcement from tracking company Click Forensics. Click Forensics estimates the overall...

Matt McGee | Jan 28, 2009 at 1:34 pm ET

Estimated Click Fraud Rate Remains At 16%, Says Click Forensics

Click Forensics has released their estimated 3rd quarter click fraud numbers that they track. The numbers remain pretty much the same, at least...

Barry Schwartz | Oct 23, 2008 at 11:14 am ET

Google Now Working With Click Forensics

Google allies with click-fraud-detection firm Click Forensics from ComputerWorld reports Google has now agreed to work with Click Forensics to...

Barry Schwartz | Oct 13, 2008 at 9:53 am ET

Click Fraud Rate Mostly Unchanged, Says Click Forensics

Click Forensics has released the second quarter results for 2008, showing a slight drop in the estimated click fraud. Last quarter, Click...

Barry Schwartz | Jul 22, 2008 at 4:33 pm ET
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