Mastodon MigrationMay 17, 2023

Public Notice

Lots of reports of crypto spam attacks coming in from multiple instances today.

Seems like the bad guys are getting kinda worried about Mastodon.

Instance admins are taking this very seriously and working hard to fend off the attacks.

What can you do? If you see a crypto scam post, don't engage with it. It's just a bot anyway. If you block and report the post it will help administrators isolate the attacker account.

We got this!

#CryptoSpamAttack #CryptoSpam

Show threadJoe ❌👑May 18, 2023
@mastodonmigration Everyone should go to settings / notifications and click the box that prevents people with no follow relationship with you from sending DMs. People who want to allow the public to contact them (anonymous tips and the like) should list a Signal number or similar.
Show threadMastodon MigrationMay 18, 2023
@not2b Good suggestion!
Show threadJoe ❌👑May 18, 2023
@mastodonmigration Yes, a lot of people miss this one because for some reason it is under Notifications, seems it would be more logical to be under Filters.
Show threadblinkenjim

@not2b @mastodonmigration

Does it actually block messages, or just notifications of messages?

May 18, 2023 at 3:59amIvory for iOS
Show threadKatzentratschenMay 18, 2023
@blinkenjim @not2b @mastodonmigration AFAIK it's like a spam folder for your mail box, but without the spam folder: Notifications for those messages are muted and they are not listed on the tab "'mentioned only".