cliffwade,
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ATTENTION ALL ADMINS!

With regards to the latest wave of spam, the below URL provides some really good information that is worth checking into for your specific instance.

I too had this user account that was created January 20th, and suspended February 7th. Last active: TODAY!

I have force reset the password for this account. Hopefully this precents it from being used from our instance to send spam.

https://rigor-mortis.nmrc.org/@simplenomad/111953117712737489

allen099,
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cliffwade,
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@allen099 Doesn't help me since I've already suspended all of the domains.

This post was about checking for such a user to ensure your instance is being used to send spam. Not how to block the spam.

allen099,
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@cliffwade Gotcha. Hopefully this whirlwind helps create a bot filtering system. Seems quite unpleasant for admins.

cliffwade,
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@allen099 @Gargron and the team just need to make Mastodon have a much more secure sign-up process to be honest. No captcha, no verification really, no nothing. It's no surprise that 30+ million bot accounts were created within 48 - 72 hours.

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