Advertising Media Analysis
Jessica Goodfellow
Oct 24, 2019

Inside ad fraud: What it takes to dismantle a US$5.8 billion enterprise

Tamer Hassan was the lynchpin of a global operation to bring down two of the largest and most sophisticated digital ad-fraud operations in history. In an interview with Campaign, he reveals the inner workings of the ever-evolving threat and how to fight it.

White Ops co-founder and chief executive Tamer Hassan

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