<ul data-eligibleForWebStory="false"><li>A major ad fraud campaign involving hundreds of Android apps has been dismantled by security researchers.</li><li>The campaign, known as IconAds, displayed ads without proper context or user consent and hid app icons on devices to avoid removal.</li><li>The apps were removed from the Google Play Store after generating 1.2 billion bid requests daily at its peak.</li><li>Although the malicious apps have been taken down, researchers anticipate new apps with similar fraudulent tactics to surface in the future.</li></ul>

Hundreds of Android apps band together in massive scam campaign targeting millions - here's what we know

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