Domain squatting is a common adversarial practice where attackers register domain names
that are purposefully similar to popular domains. In this work, we study a specific type of …

Over the last two decades, we have witnessed a fundamental transformation of the
advertising industry, which has been steadily moving away from the traditional advertising …

Modern affiliate marketing networks provide an infrastructure for connecting merchants
seeking customers with independent marketers (affiliates) seeking compensation. This …

While substantial effort has been devoted to understand fraudulent activity in traditional
online advertising (search and banner), more recent forms such as video ads have received …

Transnational cyber fraud is a threat to individuals, organizations, and governments all over
the world. However, there is a scarcity of studies that investigate this increasingly perilous …

The advertising ecosystem faces major threats from ad fraud caused by artificial display
requests or clicks, created by malicious codes, bot-nets, and click-firms. Currently, there is a …

The recent massive proliferation of affiliate marketing suggests a new e-commerce paradigm
which involves sellers, affiliates and the platforms that connect them. In particular, the fact …

The recent massive proliferation of affiliate marketing suggests a new e-commerce paradigm
which involves sellers, affiliates and the platforms that connect them. In particular, the fact …

Undisclosed online endorsements on social media can be misleading to users who may not
know when viewed content contains advertisements. Despite federal regulations requiring …

Advertising fraud, particularly click fraud, is a growing concern for the online advertising
industry. The use of click bots, malware that automatically clicks on ads to generate …