Peakhour.IO - Fraud Prevention

API Protection and Account Protection Are One Request-Path Problem

AC — Fri, 19 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +1000

Account protection does not stop at the login form. The same request path carries API, bot, rate, token, and account-risk evidence, and that is where the decision needs to happen.

The Real Cost of Breached Credentials

AC — Fri, 19 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +1000

Breached credentials keep creating cost after the original breach. They feed credential stuffing, account takeover, fraud, support, and reputation costs across login, recovery, checkout, and API flows.

Credential Stuffing Does Not Stop at the Login Form

AC — Fri, 19 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +1000

Credential stuffing risk continues after a password works. Account protection needs to watch password reset, email change, stored payment, gift card, and checkout flows.

Anatomy of a Credential Stuffing Attack

AC — Mon, 01 Sep 2025 00:00:00 +1000

A deep dive into how credential stuffing attacks work, the tools used, and how to build a multi-layered defense.

How to Use Bot Management for IAM Use Cases

AC — Wed, 20 Aug 2025 00:00:00 +1000

Bots are part of account takeover, fraud, scraping, and other abuse. Identity and access management leaders need a clear business case for bot management, or their organisations face avoidable account takeover losses and will be less prepared for the risks introduced when customers use AI agents.

A Complete Guide to SMS Pumping Fraud

AC — Thu, 13 Mar 2025 14:00:00 +1100

SMS pumping fraud cost businesses $6.7 billion in 2021. Learn how these sophisticated attacks work, which companies face the highest risk, and the most effective protection strategies.

Preventing Enumeration Attacks

AC — Fri, 24 Jan 2025 00:00:00 +1100

An analysis of how Peakhour's solutions help prevent enumeration attacks, aligning with Visa's Security Roadmap 2025-2028 priorities.

Visa's Security Roadmap 2025-2028

AC — Tue, 21 Jan 2025 00:00:00 +1100

An analysis of Visa's Security Roadmap 2025-2028 and how Peakhour's solutions help Australian businesses meet these security objectives.

How Bots Are Corrupting Your A/B Testing Data

AC — Mon, 20 Jan 2025 00:00:00 +1100

Understand the impact of bot traffic on A/B testing results and learn how to protect your optimization efforts

The Hidden Cost of Click Fraud

Dan — Tue, 14 Jan 2025 13:00:00 +1100

Click fraud drains marketing budgets and corrupts campaign data. Learn how bots and residential proxies impact your ad spend and marketing strategy.

Residential Proxies - The Growing Threat to Ad Campaigns

AC — Mon, 30 Dec 2024 00:00:00 +1100

Learn how distributed bot networks using residential IPs are evolving to evade traditional fraud detection

Your Anti-Fraud Residential Proxy Detection Sucks

Dan — Fri, 04 Oct 2024 13:00:00 +1000

Your anti fraud IP Intelligence service is no longer fit for purpose. Learn about the challenges in detecting residential proxies and why traditional methods don't work.

Application Security for Financial Services Under CPS 234

Dan — Mon, 29 Jul 2024 10:00:00 +1000

Comprehensive analysis of credential stuffing threats against Australian financial institutions and how application security platforms help meet CPS 234 disclosure requirements whilst preventing account takeover attacks.

The Australian epidemic of Account Takeover attacks

AC — Mon, 29 Jul 2024 10:00:00 +1000

An in-depth look at the growing threat of credential stuffing attacks on Australian businesses, including recent case studies, defense challenges, and practical recommendations.

Account Protection and User Experience in Web Applications

AC — Wed, 17 Jul 2024 10:00:00 +1000

Explore strategies to enhance web application security without compromising user experience, focusing on contextual security and adaptive authentication measures.

The Cost of Credential Stuffing

AC — Wed, 17 Jul 2024 00:00:00 +1000

Explore how credential stuffing attacks and account takeovers affect business reputation and customer trust.

2024 Survey Insights

AC — Tue, 16 Jul 2024 10:00:00 +1000

Survey data from Australian CISOs and CTOs shows broad MFA adoption, lower bot protection uptake, and early attention on residential proxy detection for credential stuffing and account takeover risk.

Malicious Bot Threats

AC — Wed, 12 Aug 2020 13:00:00 +1000

Comprehensive analysis of malicious bot threats targeting modern applications and APIs. Learn how enterprise bot management protects against automated attacks, credential stuffing, price scraping, and sophisticated bot-driven financial damage.