The VASTFLUX Takedown

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Platform
- - Human Defense Platform
    
    One powerful platform to safeguard your entire organization from digital attacks
  - Account Takeover
    
    Prevent account compromise
  - Account Fraud
    
    Detect fake account creation
  - Client-Side
    
    Avoid client-side attacks and PII leakage
  - Data Contamination
    
    Ensure accurate data and analytics
  - Transaction Abuse
    
    Stop fraudulent financial transactions
  - Scraping
    
    Block unwanted data exfiltration
  - Programmatic Ad Fraud
    
    Protect digital advertising transactions
  - Malvertising
    
    Serve clean ads
- - Disrupt Fraud & Abuse
    
    Safeguard your organization from bot attacks, fraud, and account abuse by disrupting the economics of cybercrime
- - Holiday Readiness Guide: Stop Fraud in its Tracks
    
    Ebook
    
    HUMAN Security on Google Cloud will help you stave off those holiday bot blues.
    
    August 21, 2023
  - 2023 Bad Bot Holiday Report
    
    Report
    
    Grinch bots, carding, and account abuse during the holiday season.
    
    August 9, 2023
  - A CISO’s Guide to Fraud Prevention: The Art of Modern Defense in Online Fraud
    
    Ebook
    
    By incorporating modern cybersecurity defenses and emphasizing proactive strategies, CISOs can more effectively safeguard their organizations.
    
    July 11, 2023
Products
- - Request a Free Bot Risk Assessment
    
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- - HUMAN Bot Defender
    
    Protect web and mobile applications and APIs from sophisticated bot attacks
- - Account Defender
    
    Safeguard online accounts from fraud and abuse
- - Code Defender
    
    Protect your website from client-side supply chain attacks
- - Credential Intelligence
    
    Stop real-world credential stuffing attacks with an additional layer of defense
- - BotGuard for Growth Marketing
    
    Protection for your marketing funnel and sales efforts
- - MediaGuard
    
    Protection for DSPs, SSPs, media owners and brands from fraud
- - cleanAD
    
    Protect against malvertising
- - For Security
    
    Minimize vulnerabilities and defend your organization from advanced threats
  - For Fraud
    
    Prevent business loss and keep your customer’s experience friction-free
  - For Ad Tech
    
    Protect advertising supply chains and digital channel investments to boost ROI
  - For Marketing
    
    Improve your performance marketing by keeping fraudulent traffic out of your digital channels
  - For Product
    
    Preserve digital experiences that are free of fraud and abuse for real humans
Learn
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    HUMAN Insight and Research from our team
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    See what customers have to say about HUMAN
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- - Resource Center
    
    Blogs, whitepapers, research, videos, articles—all in one place
  - Documentation
    
    Details about HUMAN's products and interfaces.
- - Satori Threat Intelligence Research Team
    
    HUMAN’s Satori Threat Intelligence and Research Team proactively uncovers and disrupts bot-driven threats.
  - Bot Insights
    
    Get the insights you need to protect your business from bots

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- - About
    
    HUMAN safeguards against bot attacks and fraud
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    HUMAN in the News
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    Find your next career move with HUMAN
- - Leadership
    
    Meet the elite bot threat hunters dedicated to making the internet a safer place
  - Board of Directors
    
    Meet the minds behind HUMAN’s mission
  - The Human Collective
    
    Collective protection to fight ad-based fraud
- - Satori Threat Intelligence Research Team
    
    HUMAN’S Satori Threat Intelligence and Research Team proactively uncover and disrupt bot-driven threats
- - Human Overview
    
    How does HUMAN protect the internet from the influences of sophisticated bots? Read more in our overview.
    
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Partners
- - The Human Collective
    
    Collective protection to fight ad-based fraud
  - Partnerships and Integrations
    
    HUMAN integrates with several technology partners, ensuring bot mitigation success in any environment.
  - Resellers
    
    Explore HUMAN's technology through channel partners, combining bot mitigation and other security solutions.
- - Become a Partner
    
    HUMAN collaborates with the world's leading technology companies
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    Log into the HUMAN Partner Portal for collateral, documentation, and other partnership needs.
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Platform
- - Human Defense Platform
    
    One powerful platform to safeguard your entire organization from digital attacks
  - Account Takeover
    
    Prevent account compromise
  - Account Fraud
    
    Detect fake account creation
  - Client-Side
    
    Avoid client-side attacks and PII leakage
  - Data Contamination
    
    Ensure accurate data and analytics
  - Transaction Abuse
    
    Stop fraudulent financial transactions
  - Scraping
    
    Block unwanted data exfiltration
  - Programmatic Ad Fraud
    
    Protect digital advertising transactions
  - Malvertising
    
    Serve clean ads
- - Disrupt Fraud & Abuse
    
    Safeguard your organization from bot attacks, fraud, and account abuse by disrupting the economics of cybercrime
- - Holiday Readiness Guide: Stop Fraud in its Tracks
    
    Ebook
    
    HUMAN Security on Google Cloud will help you stave off those holiday bot blues.
    
    August 21, 2023
  - 2023 Bad Bot Holiday Report
    
    Report
    
    Grinch bots, carding, and account abuse during the holiday season.
    
    August 9, 2023
  - A CISO’s Guide to Fraud Prevention: The Art of Modern Defense in Online Fraud
    
    Ebook
    
    By incorporating modern cybersecurity defenses and emphasizing proactive strategies, CISOs can more effectively safeguard their organizations.
    
    July 11, 2023
Products
- - Request a Free Bot Risk Assessment
    
    Learn More
- - HUMAN Bot Defender
    
    Protect web and mobile applications and APIs from sophisticated bot attacks
- - Account Defender
    
    Safeguard online accounts from fraud and abuse
- - Code Defender
    
    Protect your website from client-side supply chain attacks
- - Credential Intelligence
    
    Stop real-world credential stuffing attacks with an additional layer of defense
- - BotGuard for Growth Marketing
    
    Protection for your marketing funnel and sales efforts
- - MediaGuard
    
    Protection for DSPs, SSPs, media owners and brands from fraud
- - cleanAD
    
    Protect against malvertising
- - For Security
    
    Minimize vulnerabilities and defend your organization from advanced threats
  - For Fraud
    
    Prevent business loss and keep your customer’s experience friction-free
  - For Ad Tech
    
    Protect advertising supply chains and digital channel investments to boost ROI
  - For Marketing
    
    Improve your performance marketing by keeping fraudulent traffic out of your digital channels
  - For Product
    
    Preserve digital experiences that are free of fraud and abuse for real humans
Learn
- - Blog
    
    HUMAN Insight and Research from our team
  - Case Studies
    
    See what customers have to say about HUMAN
  - Webinars
    
    Videos and content about HUMAN expertise and industry intelligence
- - Resource Center
    
    Blogs, whitepapers, research, videos, articles—all in one place
  - Documentation
    
    Details about HUMAN's products and interfaces.
- - Satori Threat Intelligence Research Team
    
    HUMAN’s Satori Threat Intelligence and Research Team proactively uncovers and disrupts bot-driven threats.
  - Bot Insights
    
    Get the insights you need to protect your business from bots

Company
- - About
    
    HUMAN safeguards against bot attacks and fraud
  - News
    
    HUMAN in the News
  - Careers
    
    Find your next career move with HUMAN
- - Leadership
    
    Meet the elite bot threat hunters dedicated to making the internet a safer place
  - Board of Directors
    
    Meet the minds behind HUMAN’s mission
  - The Human Collective
    
    Collective protection to fight ad-based fraud
- - Satori Threat Intelligence Research Team
    
    HUMAN’S Satori Threat Intelligence and Research Team proactively uncover and disrupt bot-driven threats
- - Human Overview
    
    How does HUMAN protect the internet from the influences of sophisticated bots? Read more in our overview.
    
    Download
Partners
- - The Human Collective
    
    Collective protection to fight ad-based fraud
  - Partnerships and Integrations
    
    HUMAN integrates with several technology partners, ensuring bot mitigation success in any environment.
  - Resellers
    
    Explore HUMAN's technology through channel partners, combining bot mitigation and other security solutions.
- - Become a Partner
    
    HUMAN collaborates with the world's leading technology companies
  - Partner Portal
    
    Log into the HUMAN Partner Portal for collateral, documentation, and other partnership needs.
Request a Free Bot Risk Assessment
Request a Demo

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THE VASTFLUX TAKEDOWN

VOLUME

At its height, VASTFLUX was the biggest attack our Satori team has uncovered.

At its height, VASTFLUX was
the biggest attack our Satori team has uncovered.

BILLIONS

The operation peaked at

12 billion fraudulent ad requests

in one day

MILLIONS

11 million devices

running ads within apps targeted by VASTFLUX

THOUSANDS

More Than

1,700 apps

were spoofed by VASTFLUX across platforms

HUNDREDS

Over

120 publishers

were targeted

TENS

VASTFLUX could

stack as many as 25 ads

on top of each other and get paid for every single one, but not actually show any

ONE

Only one team was able to take down this monumental
threat and protect the ecosystem with modern defense:

HUMAN

ZERO

The amount of money being made by the VASTFLUX
operators due to our discovery and takedown.

The amount of money being made by the VASTFLUX operators due to our discovery and takedown.

We don’t just find the problem, we solve it. HUMAN applies modern defense to make these operations more expensive for fraudsters.

We don’t just find the problem, we solve it. HUMAN applies modern defense
to make these operations more expensive for fraudsters.

Together, we can disrupt the economics of cybercrime.

Be the first to see our next takedown.

Don’t fight fraud alone.

Contact Sales

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THE VASTFLUX TAKEDOWN

VOLUME

At its height, VASTFLUX was the biggest attack our Satori team has uncovered.

At its height, VASTFLUX was the biggest attack our Satori team has uncovered.

BILLIONS

The operation peaked at

12 billion fraudulent ad requests

in one day

MILLIONS

11 million devices

running ads within apps targeted by VASTFLUX

THOUSANDS

More Than

1,700 apps

were spoofed by VASTFLUX across platforms

HUNDREDS

Over

120 publishers

were targeted

TENS

VASTFLUX could

stack as many as 25 ads

on top of each other and get paid for every single one, but not actually show any

ONE

Only one team was able to take down this monumental threat and protect the ecosystem with modern defense:

HUMAN

ZERO

The amount of money being made by the VASTFLUXoperators due to our discovery and takedown.

The amount of money being made by the VASTFLUX operators due to our discovery and takedown.

We don’t just find the problem, we solve it. HUMAN applies modern defense to make these operations more expensive for fraudsters.

We don’t just find the problem, we solve it. HUMAN applies modern defense to make these operations more expensive for fraudsters.

Together, we can disrupt the economics of cybercrime.

Be the first to see our next takedown.

Don’t fight fraud alone.

At its height, VASTFLUX was
the biggest attack our Satori team has uncovered.

Only one team was able to take down this monumental
threat and protect the ecosystem with modern defense:

The amount of money being made by the VASTFLUX
operators due to our discovery and takedown.

We don’t just find the problem, we solve it. HUMAN applies modern defense
to make these operations more expensive for fraudsters.