# #126: EMERGENCY POD: Affiliate Fraud Unpacked - The Phia Fiasco

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Podcast: [Always Be Testing](https://stenobird.com/podcast/always-be-testing-6553652)
Published: 2026-07-15T17:34:30+00:00
Episode link: https://share.transistor.fm/s/44cc2b94
Audio file: https://media.transistor.fm/44cc2b94/66bb2db0.mp3
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## Resource

Affiliate fraud investigator Ben Edelman joins Tye for an emergency episode breaking down the "Phia fiasco" that's rattling the affiliate marketing industry. Edelman, who's spent over 20 years catching affiliate fraud and has collaborated with Tye on forensic cases throughout his career, walks through what makes this case different from the usual stand-down violations that have hit shopping plugins like Honey and Microsoft Edge in the past.

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