Upstream acquired and monitored three phones that had VidMate app installed. The security company also received complaints from users who said their phones were behaving strangely and at times adding paid subscriptions without their knowledge. The company monitors activity on the carriers’ networks for ad fraud, malware, and other vulnerabilities, and conducts investigations when it spots a pattern of activity. Upstream identified the issues with VidMate in the course of providing security services to mobile carriers in 18 countries, primarily in developing countries. The alleged ad fraud occurs in the VidMate app when it displays ads that users can’t actually see. The phone and its connection become part of a botnet and are used to commit ad fraud, at the expense of its owner and his privacy. Read About: How to make your battery power last longer?
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