Won't Fix Episode 10: With Lindsay Kaye & Will Herbig of HUMAN Security

On July 7, 2026, HUMAN’s Satori team exposed NewsJunkie, a massive, coordinated connected television (CTV) device-spoofing operation that generated up to two billion invalid bid requests per day, per seller.In this episode of Won’t Fix, we go inside the investigation with Lindsay Kaye (VP of Threat Intelligence) and Will Herbig (Senior Director of Media Research) from HUMAN Security to break down how this sophisticated fraud was uncovered.We then zoom out and the conversation to talk about the connected TV ecosystem in general and how AI and automation are changing the security threat landscape in general. Resources & Links:HUMAN Security Website: https://www.humansecurity.com/The Full NewsJunkie Report: https://www.humansecurity.com/learn/resources/human-disrupts-ctv-device-spoofing-newsjunkie/Lindsay’s Book (Dissecting the Dark Web, No Starch Press): https://nostarch.com/dissecting-the-dark-webRob Leathern (https://www.linkedin.com/in/leathern/)Chapter Timestamps:00:00 Introduction1:13 Team Backgrounds and Roles at Human Security3:31 Understanding the News Junkie Operation Structure5:27 Key Anomalies That Exposed the Fraud8:32 Scale and Impact of Invalid Traffic10:14 Evolution and Persistence of the Operation14:15 Residential Proxies and Infrastructure Connections20:24 AI-Generated Fake Business Identities23:44 Disruption Strategies and Industry Response26:48 Systemic Gaps and Supply Chain Compliance Issues31:48 Device Attestation and Technical Solutions34:41 AI's Impact on the Security Landscape41:33 Investigation Methodology and Future Outlook