Web forum spambots got smarter:

- Bypass signup quiz & CAPTCHA with ease (that's old)
- Lay low, posting LLM answers to old threads, one per day, generally agreeing with everything already said and not attracting attention, but build poster credit
- Slowly start including links to probe the waters, but those links are to normal, harmless websites
- Eventually, when established, start posting spam links to whatever they've been set to target:, ads, trojans, political propaganda, etc.

Much harder to detect and easy to slip by in a busy forum. Moderators who do not recognize this pattern will often give them the benefit of the doubt as they made some "real" posts and seem human at a glance.

#Spam #Forum #WebForum #phpBB #Moderation

Als erste und einzige Frau promovieren? 👩‍🎓

Diesen Schritt wagt Sabine Sonnentag Ende der 1980er Jahre in der Abteilung für Angewandte Psychologie der @tubraunschweig. Sechs Jahre später folgt die Habilitation an der @jlugiessen, heute gehört die Mannheimer Professorin für Arbeits- und Organisationspsychologie zu den meistzitierten Forschenden weltweit. 📃🖊️

Mehr über ihren Werdegang und weshalb ein Buch sie inspiriert hat, Psychologie zu studieren, erzählt Sonnentag im aktuellen #FORUM 👉https://www.uni-mannheim.de/newsroom/forum/ausgabe-1-2026/schwerpunkt/prof-dr-sabine-sonnentag/

📸 Alexander Münch / uc graphic

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I'm looking to setup a Discord-like text #chatroom or #forum for my professional association. I think #Matrix is one of the more active indy/self-hostable options? Are there other options to consider?

Looking for something self-contained, as in only for our group members to talk with each other. Federation isn't necessary.

#Forum Takeover statt #Leinewebermarkt
05. & 06.06.2026
#Bielefeld

Leider haben Wrathbearer absagen müssen. Alteri waren allerdings eine positive Überraschung für mich.
Disgusting News waren auch nicht schlecht.
Bei den Wrestlemaniacs weiß man, was man bekommt.

Eine Frechheit war allerdings, dass sie kein Pils hatten. (Ich hasse Helles.)
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もしあなたが、1年以上アップデートしていない Misskey または Mastodon を運用しているのであれば、なぜアップグレードしないのか、その理由を今一度見直してほしいと思います。

この低コストな攻撃手法(スクリーンショット参照)は、Mastodon 4.0.x から 4.3.x までの環境で実行可能です。もしまだ Mastodon 2.x や 3.x を使っているなら、状況はさらに深刻です。

⚠️ これは Mastodon だけの問題ではありません。Misskey にも影響します。2025年より前のバージョンの Misskey を使用している場合、これまで被害に遭わなかったのは単に運が良かっただけです。

参考までに、現在の Mastodon の最新バージョンは 4.5.11(4.6 beta 1 も利用可能)、Misskey の最新バージョンは 2026.5.4(2026.6.0 も利用可能)です。アップグレードするなら、今がまさにその時です。⏳

私見ですが、Fediverse はこれまで非常に幸運だったと思います。多くの管理者が経験した問題は、せいぜいスパムをばらまくボットや、いたずら目的のスクリプトキディ程度だったでしょう。しかし、ソフトウェアを未修正のまま放置することは、それよりはるかに深刻な脅威にシステムをさらすことになります。

率直に言って、かつてオンラインフォーラムのコミュニティ管理をしていた立場からすると、アップグレードをためらう理由が理解できません。危険にさらされるのは管理者自身だけではなく、あなたが安全にプラットフォームを運営してくれると信頼している数百人、数千人のユーザーのセキュリティまで危険にさらしているのです。

#Mastodon #MastoAdmin #FediAdmin #Misskey #Forum #Community #ActivityPub #Fediverse

If you are running a version of either Misskey or Mastodon that is more than a year old, I strongly urge you to reconsider your reasons for not upgrading.

This low-effort exploit (see screenshot) can be executed on Mastodon 4.0.x through 4.3.x. If you are still running Mastodon 2.x or 3.x, the situation is significantly worse.

⚠️ This isn't just a Mastodon issue; it affects Misskey too. If you are using a version of Misskey older than 2025, you have simply been lucky so far.

For context, the current version of Mastodon is 4.5.11 (with 4.6 beta 1 available), and the current version of Misskey is 2026.5.4 (with 2026.6.0 available). There is no better time to upgrade than right now. ⏳

In my opinion, the Fediverse has been incredibly lucky. Most of you have only had to deal with the occasional bot or script kiddie trying to spam your site. However, leaving your software unpatched exposes you to much more severe threats.

Frankly, as someone who used to manage online forum communities, I don’t understand the reluctance to upgrade. You aren't just leaving yourself vulnerable — you are risking the security of the hundreds or thousands of users who have placed their trust in your ability to manage the platform safely.

#Mastodon #MastoAdmin #FediAdmin #Misskey #Forum #Community #ActivityPub #Fediverse