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Expert guides on PDF security, document fraud prevention, and practical tips for verifying PDF authenticity. Learn how professionals detect modified invoices, contracts, and certificates — and how to protect your organization from document tampering.

Product Updates

Common PDF Editing Tools and How We Detect Their Traces

PDF editing tools leave fingerprints in metadata and file structure. How forensic analysis detects Adobe, Foxit, and online editors.

9 min read
Tutorials

How to Verify a PDF Before Making a Payment: 7-Step Checklist

7-step checklist to verify invoice PDFs before payment. Check metadata, compare bank details, validate signatures, and prevent payment fraud.

9 min read
Tutorials

How to Report a Modified PDF to the Sender: A Professional Guide

How to professionally report a modified PDF to the sender. Email templates, dispute process, and best practices for handling document verification issues.

9 min read
Tutorials

Understanding PDF Metadata: What Your Documents Reveal

PDF metadata explained: creation dates, applications used, modification history. How to view it, privacy concerns, and use in document verification.

8 min read
Industry Insights

Why Businesses Need PDF Verification in Their Workflow

Why automated PDF verification is essential for business. Prevent document fraud, reduce losses, and integrate verification into your workflow.

8 min read
Industry Insights

PDF Fraud in Real Estate: Protecting Property Transactions

Real estate PDF fraud: how criminals modify deeds, wire instructions, and contracts. Prevention strategies to protect your property transactions.

9 min read
Product Updates

The Anatomy of a Modified PDF: What Our Algorithm Detects

How PDF modification detection works: metadata analysis, signature verification, cross-reference tables, and tool fingerprinting. Technical deep-dive.

10 min read
Security

Digital Signatures vs Metadata: What Actually Proves PDF Authenticity?

Digital signatures vs metadata for PDF verification. Which method is stronger, their limitations, and when to use both for comprehensive document authenticity.

9 min read
Security

5 Signs a PDF Document Has Been Tampered With

Five warning signs of PDF tampering: mismatched dates, suspicious metadata, visual issues, invalid signatures, and revision layers. Spot document fraud.

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Security

Invoice Fraud: How Criminals Modify PDFs to Steal Money

How criminals intercept invoices, modify PDF bank details, and redirect payments. Real-world examples and prevention strategies to protect your business.

10 min read
Tutorials

How to Check if a PDF Has Been Edited: 5 Methods Anyone Can Use

Five simple methods to detect PDF modifications: check properties, examine metadata, spot visual issues, verify signatures, and use automated tools.

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