Uncovering Dicaprio: An OTT/CTV Ad Fraud Scheme Utilizing the Dating App Grindr

Grindr, a dating app popular in the LGBTQ community and owned by Chinese gaming company Kunlan Tech, was utilized in an apparent cross-device ad fraud scheme that tricked advertisers into thinking they were buying video advertisements on Roku-connected TV devices, according to new research from Pixalate.

 

The apparent scheme, which Pixalate has named “DiCaprio,” reveals how scammers can abuse security loopholes that exist in mobile app advertising to carry out ad fraud attacks spanning multiple devices, including the lucrative OTT/CTV ad ecosystem.

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