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The WIR: Netflix’s Ad Strategy Begins Paying Off, Human Securities Uncovers a Massive Ad Fraud Operation, and Google and Magnite Announce Layoffs

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Human has dubbed the scheme ‘Vastflux’, as it exploited vulnerabilities which arose from changes in the Video Ad Serving Template (VAST) standard. Vastflux worked by buying ad space on mobile apps, and then injecting malicious code into any ad slots it won.

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