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Massive Spammer Alert

Jan 8, 2011#1

Dave

I spoke too soon on the wonderful EPIC WIN thread laughing at vBulletin sites getting spammed. Seems that the most used protection for all forums - CAPTCHA - has been broken.

Story here.

Suddenly across the web forums are being slammed with spam registrations. I've taken what steps I can to safeguard, including banning a few email exchanges that have been identified as root spammer emails. But everyone please be watching for new users and report them right away if they even look suspicious.

To new users...Sorry. I know it's not your fault, but if they get their hooks in us it filters out to Google through the SEO and could cause us to be blacklisted. So if we have a question about your account we'll probably suspend you and then let you back on a case-by-case basis.

Jan 8, 2011#2

figmentPez

Is this why I've suddenly got a bunch of Twitter followers as well? I've gotten more than a dozen in the last week, all with zero tweets. Ah, I see from Twitter's blog that they do use reCAPTCHA.

Jan 8, 2011#3

Dave

Yup. It's affecting Twitter, Forums all over and a shit-ton of blogs other places that rely on CAPTCHA to filter comments.

Jan 8, 2011#4

Krisken

Time to panic!

Jan 8, 2011#5

Hylian

Jan 8, 2011#6

Officer_Charon

Welp... 4Chan's done for. *eyeroll*

Jan 8, 2011#7

Dave

Do they use CAPTCHA?

Jan 8, 2011#8

Officer_Charon

Oh yeah, just a little bit... it was all the rage to bitch about it a few months back.

Jan 8, 2011#9

General Specific

Hylian said:

Jan 8, 2011#10

strawman

Google's reCaptcha has been "cracked" repeatedly, and generally they have a brief period of problems, then things are fine again for a few months.

I vote you implement kittenauth.

Jan 8, 2011#11

Espy

AHM GONNA BAN EVERYONE!!!!!!! IT'S THE ONLY WAY!!!!!!!!111

Jan 8, 2011#12

General Specific

First Lady Puffinstuff said:
I vote you implement kittenauth.

i can haz regiztrayshun?

Jan 8, 2011#13

North_Ranger

Hee hee hee... I know it's serious business and all, but I can't help but see "Massive Spanner Alert" everytime I see this thread.

Jan 8, 2011#14

bhamv3

North_Ranger said:
Hee hee hee... I know it's serious business and all, but I can't help but see "Massive Spanner Alert" everytime I see this thread.

Great, now the spammer bots will pick up your post and start posting pictures of huge tools.

Jan 8, 2011#15

strawman

bhamv3 said:
Great, now the spammer bots will pick up your post and start posting pictures of huge tools.

HA! The spammers have nothing on the huge tools that already post here!

Jan 8, 2011#16

CrimsonSoul

First Lady Puffinstuff said:
HA! The spammers have nothing on the guys with huge tools that already post here!

That's what she said! :unibrow:

Jan 10, 2011#17

ThatNickGuy

Espy said:
AHM GONNA BAN EVERYONE!!!!!!! IT'S THE ONLY WAY!!!!!!!!111

Oh SHIT! ESPY'S FIRIN' HIS LAZOR!! BAAWWWWWWWWWWWWW!

Jan 10, 2011#18

General Specific

First Lady Puffinstuff said:
HA! The spammers have nothing on the huge tools that already post here!

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