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Obscurity has been used for detection of bots engaged in profitable ad fraud, by having web clients execute a JS payload whose behavior can be profiled. Tempora
by transpute 6y ago
Obscurity has been used for detection of bots engaged in profitable ad fraud, by having web clients execute a JS payload whose behavior can be profiled. Temporary payload obscurity enables a silent alarm, which can be used to stop financial payouts.
Unlike many approaches to cybercrime defense, obscurity-enhanced bot detection has lead to both prosecution and extradition of accused attackers, https://www.cyberscoop.com/tag/methbot/ https://www.cyberscoop.com/tag/methbot/
White Ops technical talk at PSEC18, https://youtube.com/watch?v=Aqdn09myGlM https://youtube.com/watch?v=Aqdn09myGlM