TrafficGuard stories
Rakuten drops Honey extension amid affiliate fraud row
Wed, 21st Jan 2026
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martech
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payment technologies
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e-commerce
PayPal-owned Honey is dropped by Rakuten's ad network, cutting it off from 2,000 merchants amid claims of affiliate fraud and link theft.
Advertisers tricked by affiliate fraud: Affiliate programmes impacted by hidden fraudsters
Fri, 21st Nov 2025
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marketing
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cmo
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opinion
Affiliate fraud is draining advertisers' budgets by hijacking attribution, risking $71 billion in losses by 2025 and undermining trust in affiliate marketing.
TrafficGuard: ad fraud on track to triple this year
Tue, 4th Jul 2023
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optus
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interactive
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fraud
Traffic Guard says Australian businesses must be serious about tackling ad fraud, with the number of attacks predicted to triple this year.