Free tokens for sale: How fake signups drive AI fraud
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Topics Platform Abuse, AI, IAM Table of Contents Share Ready to make Identity a business advantage? Get started Introduction As AI models have become vastly more capable, these multifunctional tools are being used for a wide range of tasks—from coding and analysis to software testing, research, and vulnerability hunting. This has given rise to expansive gray and often illegal market offerings for accounts with AI providers.
- ▪Topics Platform Abuse, AI, IAM Table of Contents Share Ready to make Identity a business advantage?
- ▪Get started Introduction As AI models have become vastly more capable, these multifunctional tools are being used for a wide range of tasks—from coding and analysis to software testing, research, and vulnerability hunting.
- ▪This has given rise to expansive gray and often illegal market offerings for accounts with AI providers.
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| Original publisher | Okta |
| Canonical URL | https://www.okta.com/blog/threat-intelligence/free_tokens_for_sale/ |
| Publication time | Tue, 11 Aug 2026 15:35:30 +0000 |
| Retrieval time | 2026-08-11T15:45:45.251Z |
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Topics Platform Abuse, AI, IAM Table of Contents Share Ready to make Identity a business advantage? Sign up today. Get started Introduction As AI models have become vastly more capable, these multifunctional tools are being used for a wide range of tasks—from coding and analysis to software testing, research, and vulnerability hunting. This has given rise to expansive gray and often illegal market offerings for accounts with AI providers. The demand is driven by both cost and restrictions on access. It is being satisfied in a variety of ways, one of which is through fraudulent account registrations, often capitalizing on free trials or credits.
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