New Ad Fraud Scheme Highlights a Growing Problem for Streaming TV
PREVIEW SUBSCRIBE Based on an estimated average cost of $20 to deliver a thousand consumer impressions in connected TV viewing, the swindlers likely stole $14.5 million over the last four months, according to Derek Wise, chief product officer of Oracle Data Cloud. The scam, which was first uncovered by Oracle over the summer before the fraudsters accelerated their operation in September by faking more devices and apps, is still ongoing, the company said. Ad fraud is more commonly associated with web video and display advertising, but bad actors are following the money as marketers shift money...