cliffwade, 3 months ago 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 #MastoAdmin #MastoAdmins #FediAdmin #FediTips #MastodonAdmin
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
#MastoAdmin #MastoAdmins #FediAdmin #FediTips #MastodonAdmin
allen099, 3 months ago @cliffwade Does this post help, Cliff? https://mastodon.de/@ErikUden/111940301222380638
@cliffwade Does this post help, Cliff?
https://mastodon.de/@ErikUden/111940301222380638
cliffwade, 3 months ago @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 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, 3 months ago @cliffwade Gotcha. Hopefully this whirlwind helps create a bot filtering system. Seems quite unpleasant for admins.
@cliffwade Gotcha. Hopefully this whirlwind helps create a bot filtering system. Seems quite unpleasant for admins.
cliffwade, 3 months ago @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.
@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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