Cybersecurity researchers have uncovered a sprawling ad-fraud operation exploiting WordPress plugins to trigger over 1.4 billion fraudulent ad requests every day. Dubbed “Scallywag,” this scheme leverages customizable extensions to monetize digital piracy through a complex web of cashout domains, URL shorteners, and crafty redirections. Monetizing pirated content has always presented challenges for cybercriminals, as mainstream […]

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