\u200bA mobile ad fraud operation dubbed IconAds that consisted of 352 Android apps has been disrupted, according to a new report from HUMAN.
\nThe identified apps were designed to load out-of-context ads on a user’s screen and hide their icons from the device home screen launcher, making it harder for victims to remove them, per the company’s Satori Threat Intelligence and Research Team. The apps have\u00a0A mobile ad fraud operation dubbed IconAds that consisted of 352 Android apps has been disrupted, according to a new report from HUMAN.
\nThe identified apps were designed to load out-of-context ads on a user’s screen and hide their icons from the device home screen launcher, making it harder for victims to remove them, per the company’s Satori Threat Intelligence and Research Team. The apps have\u00a0\u00a0The Hacker News<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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