Trial farming and credit farming on AI products: how one operator drains your free credits
What trial farming and credit farming mean on an AI product, not the gaming kind: how one operator drains free compute credits, and where it is caught.
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Fraud prevention
7 CAPTCHA alternatives for 2026: stop abuse without blocking real users
The 7 best CAPTCHA alternatives for 2026, from silent device intelligence to invisible challenges, and how to stop abuse without blocking real users.
How to prevent promo abuse in ecommerce
How to prevent promo abuse in ecommerce: the tactics behind discount farming, the signals that flag it, and how to score a redemption before you grant it.
How to prevent free-trial abuse in AI companies: a developer's guide
How AI companies prevent free-trial abuse: the credit-farming economics, the signals that expose a farmed signup, and how to score it at the API.
How to stop new-account fraud at signup
How to stop new-account fraud at signup: the abuse-and-evasion kind, why email checks and CAPTCHA miss it, and how to score a registration before it exists.
How to prevent free-trial abuse without losing real customers
How to prevent free-trial abuse: what it costs you, the signals that flag a recycled trial, and a playbook to stop it at signup without blocking real users.
How to prevent affiliate fraud
What affiliate fraud is, its main types from cookie stuffing to fake leads and self-purchases, and how the device behind a fake conversion gives the ring away.
Account and offer abuse in ecommerce: a merchant's playbook
The account and offer abuse an ecommerce store faces, why it is not payment fraud, and how to read the device behind each signup without blocking shoppers.
Synthetic identity fraud: what it is and how to detect it
What synthetic identity fraud is, how the fabricated-identity lifecycle works, why it is so hard to detect, and how device signals expose the ring behind it.
Card testing fraud explained: the signals that flag a testing session
Card testing fraud sends a burst of small charges to validate stolen cards. The cards rotate, the session does not, and the device behind it is the tell.
10 best fraud prevention software tools in 2026
Compare 10 fraud prevention and detection tools for device intelligence, account abuse, payment risk, and chargebacks. Features, fit, and pricing models.
How to prevent friendly fraud with device evidence
Friendly fraud is when a real customer disputes a purchase they made. How it works, why it is hard to prove, and how device evidence helps you fight it.