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Martin Nutty<p>Any other 60 YOL types being spammed by lots of very attractive women followers?</p><p>Like I know I’m super attractive and everything but I didn’t think I exuded that kind of <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/SilverFox" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SilverFox</span></a> magnetism</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/Spam" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Spam</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/SpamBot" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SpamBot</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/Spamming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Spamming</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/SocialMedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SocialMedia</span></a></p>
Sam Oldman 🐀<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/@ai6yr" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>ai6yr</span></a></span> Oh, yes. "Hi my name is Nicole from Toronto and I'm making identical accounts everywhere." <br><a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/spamming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>spamming</span></a></p>
Kevin Karhan :verified:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://tiggi.es/@DeltaWye" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>DeltaWye</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://corteximplant.com/@SynAck" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>SynAck</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://pounced-on.me/@Kuniti_shino" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>Kuniti_shino</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.de/@ErikUden" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>ErikUden</span></a></span> OFC that's the nature of most services tht are open t new users.</p><ul><li><a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Abuse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Abuse</span></a> being a statistical inevitability:</li></ul><p><a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Shitter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Shitter</span></a> (rather <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Teitter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Teitter</span></a> before <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Mus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Mus</span></a> ruined it!) had <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/API" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>API</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/RateLimiting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RateLimiting</span></a> to make <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Spamming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Spamming</span></a> less effective (255 Statuses per 24hrs) even back when <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/TweetDeck" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TweetDeck</span></a> was a seperate company...</p><ul><li>Making dynamical limits that instantly lockout i.e. brand new accounts sending the same.message to 10+ others as a DM within 48 hours of registration should act as a speed-bump to <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Spammers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Spammers</span></a>. </li></ul><p>It won't prevent it entirely but make it more cumbersome.</p><ul><li>Sadly <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Mastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Mastodon</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Developers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Developers</span></a> <a href="https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon/issues/28605" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">refuse to acknowledge the need for efficient filtering.and ban list managment</a> that every other web-facing application / system can do using blocklist feeds.</li></ul><p>This prevents remediation and correction of <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/banlists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>banlists</span></a> &amp; <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/blocklists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>blocklists</span></a>, leaving <a href="https://github.com/greyhat-academy/lists.d/blob/95bab7b3601030e7ad57bfc0516fa91362c8fcd5/blocklists.list.tsv#L21" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">a lot if domains burned forever</a> as the only.options are <em>"replace"</em> and <em>"merge"</em> and the average <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/ActivityPub" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ActivityPub</span></a> admin or even <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/User" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>User</span></a> isn't going to learn or setup a <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/git" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>git</span></a>!</p><ul><li>which is frustrating as I maintain <a href="https://github.com/greyhat-academy/lists.d/blob/main/activitypub.domains.block.list.tsv" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">multiple</a> blocklists to help cleaning up the mess.</li></ul><p>I.e. there isn't really a good way to combat <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Typosquatting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Typosquatting</span></a>-based <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Phishing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Phishing</span></a> beyond <a href="https://github.com/greyhat-academy/lists.d/blob/main/typos.domains.block.list.tsv" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">banning.offending domains</a>...</p>
Kevin Karhan :verified:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://hoosier.social/@KrissyKat" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>KrissyKat</span></a></span> espechally since <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/PhoneNumbers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PhoneNumbers</span></a> are <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/PII" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PII</span></a>, <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Spamming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Spamming</span></a> isn't prosecuted as a <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/felony" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>felony</span></a> and even if one doesn't live in a cyberfacist dystopia that demands <em>"<a href="https://infosec.space/tags/KYC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>KYC</span></a>"</em> on <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Prepaid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Prepaid</span></a>-<a href="https://infosec.space/tags/SIM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SIM</span></a>|s they'd still have an expense.</p><ul><li>Also I find almost all <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Newsletters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Newsletters</span></a> to be <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/ValueRemoving" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ValueRemoving</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Spam" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Spam</span></a> they could've offered via <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/RSS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RSS</span></a> instead or better yet, not at all!</li></ul>
Cliff<p>This latest wave of spam here on Mastodon is seriously getting to be very frustrating to say the least.</p><p>I woke up and took a look at Mastodon about 45 minutes ago and I had to start my day by reporting 19 spam posts. </p><p>It's the same spam that's been going around for a week or so now that mass mentions people.</p><p><a href="https://allthingstech.social/tags/Spam" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Spam</span></a> <a href="https://allthingstech.social/tags/Spamming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Spamming</span></a> <a href="https://allthingstech.social/tags/Spammers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Spammers</span></a> <a href="https://allthingstech.social/tags/MastoSpam" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MastoSpam</span></a> <a href="https://allthingstech.social/tags/Mastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Mastodon</span></a> <a href="https://allthingstech.social/tags/MastoAdmin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MastoAdmin</span></a> <a href="https://allthingstech.social/tags/SpamAttack" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SpamAttack</span></a></p>
Kevin Karhan :verified:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://infosec.space/@standingpad" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>standingpad</span></a></span> personally, I just add all the <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Spammers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Spammers</span></a> to my <a href="https://github.com/greyhat-academy/lists.d/blob/main/spammers.domains.block.list.tsv" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">blocklist</a>, report them for <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Spamming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Spamming</span></a> at their <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Hoster" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Hoster</span></a>|s, <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/ISP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ISP</span></a>|s and <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Rdgistrar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Rdgistrar</span></a>|s and sent them angry cease-and-decist demanding them to delete <em>all</em> data they ever acquired about me and ban them from ever contacting me again or visiting any of my sites or social media profiles &amp; posts!</p><ul><li>Works like a charm!!!</li></ul><p><a href="https://infosec.space/tags/WhatYouAllowIsWhatWillContinue" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WhatYouAllowIsWhatWillContinue</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/NotLegalAdvice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NotLegalAdvice</span></a></p>
Kevin Karhan :verified:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@eff" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>eff</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mstdn.social/@TheGuardian" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>TheGuardian</span></a></span> The Problem is the <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/LackOfAccountability" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LackOfAccountability</span></a> and <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/LackOfConsequences" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LackOfConsequences</span></a> are the problem.</p><ul><li><p>The facts are that <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Spamming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Spamming</span></a> aka. <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/ColdMailing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ColdMailing</span></a> is not a <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/felony" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>felony</span></a> in the <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/USA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USA</span></a>.</p></li><li><p>Big <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Hosters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Hosters</span></a> and <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Registrars" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Registrars</span></a> like <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/GoDaddy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GoDaddy</span></a>, <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/NameCheap" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NameCheap</span></a> and <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/CloudFlare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CloudFlare</span></a> are not just accidentially complicit by stochastic fact that they are Oligopolists in <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Hosting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Hosting</span></a> and <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Domains" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Domains</span></a>, but</p></li><li><p>also <em>actively working against</em> anyone who wants to report <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Abuse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Abuse</span></a> of their <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Services" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Services</span></a> for <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/illicit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>illicit</span></a> and <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/banned" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>banned</span></a> use-cases. </p></li><li><p>This starts with refusal to process <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/AbuseReports" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AbuseReports</span></a> to literally <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/doxxing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>doxxing</span></a> any report to their <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/clients" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>clients</span></a>... </p></li></ul><p><a href="https://infosec.space/tags/AskMeHowIKnow" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AskMeHowIKnow</span></a>...</p>