Startup loses $4K overnight as fake accounts drain free AI credits to make a drama series
wenyanhh · x · 2026-10-30
An AI founder woke up to 5,500+ signups thinking they'd finally gone viral — only to lose $4K overnight as thousands of bot accounts drained the product's free AI credits, defeating even email verification.
The credits were used to generate an entire short drama series, which was, annoyingly, really good.
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