Frank W

According to ARS' messageboard, they're looking into the possibility of hackers planting trojans in their system to skim signups from other webmasters. ARS is probably the biggest player out there and this wouldn't be a surprise that hackers may target their tracking system. How else can you explain weekly disruptions going from 1:200 to 0:100000? Can't blame ARS cuz they've always been above board and one of the most trusted names in the industry. Can't blame the webmaster, if they're skilled enough to convert at 1:200 one week using the same materials, it's not their fault when ratio tanks to 0:100000 the next.

Every large sponsor should definitely hire a security expert to monitor, prevent, and catch skimming cheaters.

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