Integral Ad Science Malware Analyst David Wells gives an account of the fight against ad fraud from the front lines. Get an inside look at how bots work and how security analysts discover threats against advertisers.

Jason Shaw, Director of Data Science, Head of the IAS FraudLab Earlier this week, news broke of “Methbot,” a supposed new large-scale online advertising fraud operation. According to the announcement, Methbot generates non-human traffic primarily affecting video advertising, and snatches...

We all know ad fraud is a problem, but it’s not always clear what exactly counts as fraud. Here's a snapshot to help illustrate.