Chargebacks in Performance Marketing Fraud

Performance marketing is an advertising model that rewards marketers for achieving specific performance-based goals such as a sale, lead, or click. However, this model is susceptible to fraud, where advertisers or affiliates make fraudulent claims for...

Ad Fraud 101: IP Masking vs Botnets

IP masking and botnets are two methods that are commonly used in ad fraud. While the end result is the same, fraudulent clicks that waste marketers’ money, they are two distinct ad fraud methods that need to be combated separately. IP Masking IP masking refers...

Click Ad Fraud: What Is It & How To Stop It?

Click fraud is a widespread issue in digital advertising, with estimates suggesting it costs advertisers billions of dollars annually. For almost as long as there have been pay-per-clicks (PPC), there has been click fraud, costing every business’s marketing...