Police in China have arrested 11 individuals on charges they developed and distributed Fireball, malicious adware. The adware is tied to 250 million installations worldwide, according to Chinese media reports. The suspects work for Beijing-based Rafotech, which bills itself as being a digital marketing agency. Rafotech earned 80 million yuan – nearly $11.8 million – in 2016 profits, police say. The company’s website remains offline following a June 1 blog post from security firm Check Point accusing the firm of distributing adware and browser-hijacking malware.”]
Source: https://www.inforisktoday.com/chinese-police-arrest-11-over-fireball-adware-a-10148