Mobile App Fraud

Fraud exists in many different forms, including through mobile applications. The businesses of mobile app developers get hurt is when their game is hacked by their players. When the virtual currency is targeted, one thinks of the lost revenue, but even bigger impact is on the competition between players within the game. One solution is to use a sophisticated app tracker service. Its open-source tracker SDK runs a more complex code in the app, which makes it harder to fake an install and requires a fraudster to simulate the whole app rather than manipulate HTTP API.Another approach implemented by Adjust.com is to monitor and report inconsistencies, such as installs that come, for example, from German devices that have Chinese timezone settings. There are also issues with fraudulent ads which you can counter with looking for references and recommendations for the advertisements.