Rugby World Cup: Video Streaming Piracy
Ad Fraud is the new favorite of cyber criminals for targeting sports fans.
More Fraudulent Video Streaming Websites
On June 26th we published a short article on a click advertising fraud scheme that was preying on viewers of the 2019 Women’s World Cup being held in France. During the course of the games we identified several such live video streaming sites that appeared to be part of a connected fraudulent enterprise. These were: […]
Fake Flash Update Targeting Sports Fans
Last week we issued a warning to viewers of alternative live streaming websites for the 2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup games. The URL that we published has now disappeared. We also learned that on Tuesday, June 25th French police arrested 5 French nationals in Rennes for running approximately 20 illegal sports streaming websites linked to […]
Look-out For Android Ad Scams
The Sports-ISAO threat hunting teams have identified a series of Ad Scams that are currently targeting viewers of Women’s World Cup 2019 websites. One of the most sophisticated we have run across we are calling StremBot. It is a fraud scheme where the threat actors promote alternative streaming video websites that serve as malware infection […]