Mastodawn

Ah, the horrors of the dreaded sign-up form! 📝🔫 Turns out, it's not just a tool for welcoming users—it's a covert operation attracting mysterious agents with names like "xXzMafkbPLjOaGgDaOGZjLx." 🚨 Who knew #onboarding was the gateway to the digital spy world?
https://bytemash.net/posts/subscription-bombing-your-signup-form-is-a-weapon/ #signups #digitalprivacy #userexperience #cybersecurity #HackerNews #ngated

Your sign-up form is a weapon | Bytemash

How bots used our sign-up and forgot password pages to bomb real people's inboxes, and what we did to stop it. A practical guide to subscription bombing for founders and developers who think CAPTCHA is an "I'll do it later" task.