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Stolen Meta and Google ad accounts are worth more than the money they hold

  • What: Stolen ad accounts from Meta and Google are part of a cybercrime economy
  • Impact: Ad account theft is becoming a commodity with financial incentives
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Ad account theft, the systematic hijacking of Meta Business Manager and Google Ads accounts, has grown into a commodity-driven cybercrime economy complete with tiered pricing, escrow services, and money-back warranties for stolen accounts. Public reporting on this topic tends to focus on drained ad budgets, but according to Mimecast, that’s often a short-lived gain for attackers. “Both platforms operate on a pre-loaded credit or card-on-file model. Campaigns spend continuously until a budget cap, or the … More → The post Stolen Meta and Google ad accounts are worth more than the money they hold appeared first on Help Net Security .

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