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Viral Vanity vs. AI Heist: Amy Hua Loses $4K Overnight to a Bot-Generated Drama Series
Amy Hua woke up to an indie developer's wildest dream—over 5,500 signups overnight, making it look like they had finally gone viral. The celebration was short-lived. It turned out to be a massive bot attack where someone spun up thousands of fake accounts to bypass email verification and drain the platform's free AI credits.