Cat and mouse game: Massive bot network is draining $6 million a month from online ad industry, says report

Sometimes the mouse gets huge though:

An analytics firm has uncovered a network of more than 200 sites that appears aimed at defrauding the online ad industry. The network tricks marketers into serving billions of “targeted” ads to bots every month.

via Massive bot network is draining $6 million a month from online ad industry, says report — paidContent.

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