Prosecutor release
Two International Cybercriminal Rings Dismantled and Eight Defendants Indicted for Causing Tens of Millions of Dollars in Losses in Digital Advertising Fraud
US DOJ / FBI, November 27, 2018. Establishes the 3ve ad-fraud botnet disruption and associated indictment..
- Source type
- Prosecutor release
- Published
- November 27, 2018
- Research grade
- P1
- Used in entries
- 7
Bibliographic record
- Publisher
- US DOJ / FBI
- Published
- November 27, 2018
- Source type
- Prosecutor release
- Research grade
- Source grade P1
- Language
- English
- Official record
- Official publication
- What it supports
- Establishes the 3ve ad-fraud botnet disruption and associated indictment.
- Dataset id
- src_doj_3ve_2018
How this source is used
Cited 7 times across 3 record types.
The role on each citation records what the source was relied on for. A primary source establishes the fact, a supporting source corroborates it, technical evidence describes the infrastructure, and a later outcome records what happened afterwards.
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Cited by
Takedown records
1 citation
Cited on the takedown record itself.
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3ve ad-fraud botnet disruptionPrimary source
Malware and botnets, November 2018
Organization roles
3 citations
Cited for an organization's recorded role in a takedown.
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Federal Bureau of InvestigationPrimary source
Operational lead, 3ve ad-fraud botnet disruption
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GooglePrimary source
Technical partner, 3ve ad-fraud botnet disruption
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White Ops, Inc.Primary source
Technical partner, 3ve ad-fraud botnet disruption
Infrastructure
3 citations
Cited for infrastructure recorded as acted on.
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31 domainsPrimary source
Domains sinkholed, 3ve ad-fraud botnet disruption
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89 serversPrimary source
Servers searched, 3ve ad-fraud botnet disruption
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Bank accountPrimary source
Bank account seized, 3ve ad-fraud botnet disruption