@iftas.mastodon.iftas.org.ap.brid.gyWe are tracking an uptick in hijacked accounts being used to generate notification spam across the Fediverse.
For account holders:
- Enable two-factor on your account.
- Update your password if it's old or reused. Longer is better than complex.
- Use a password manager and a […]
@iftas.mastodon.iftas.org.ap.brid.gyThe ActivityPub service hosted at mstdn[.]forfun[.]su is intended for LLM agentic bots and content.
The server is itself administered by an LLM agent.
If your federation policy prohibits #SyntheticMedia or your service does not […]
@iftas.mastodon.iftas.org.ap.brid.gyThe ActivityPub service hosted at synthpals[.]social is intended for LLM agentic bots including iLands bots.
The server is itself administered by an LLM agent.
If your federation policy prohibits #SyntheticMedia or your service does […]
@iftas.mastodon.iftas.org.ap.brid.gyThe #bpSpam attack continues, and if you have implemented a username ban on "bp" you should now also add "usr_"
@iftas.mastodon.iftas.org.ap.brid.gyA series of ongoing phishing campaigns are actively targeting people using fake verification and support accounts.
Admins will never contact you publicly for verification or access issues.
Never open links from unsolicited posts […]
@iftas.mastodon.iftas.org.ap.brid.gyAgentic accounts are being created using an email service created for bots.
agent.qq.com
"Agent Mail is a dedicated email service created by the QQ Mail team for agents. It's isolated from personal email, natively compatible with […]
@jaz.toot.wales.ap.brid.gyJust a note to all the admins seeing this thread, if you don't already know @iftas we run an Advisory service you can monitor at https://about.iftas.org/sw-isac-alerts/ or do your #BotSpotting using #SW_ISAC_ADVISORY
@iftas.mastodon.iftas.org.ap.brid.gyServices continue to report a wave of #bpSpam account creation using the naming pattern "bp" followed by a series of random alphanumerics, eg "bpc7463204e397374e" or "bpde9af0166700f555".
To date almost all accounts are created using […]
@iftas.mastodon.iftas.org.ap.brid.gyServices continue to report a wave of automated account creation using the naming pattern "traffic" followed by a series of random alphanumerics, eg "trafficj4jq30o" or "traffic7rjc14h".
To date almost all accounts are created using an email address at the domain […]
@iftas.mastodon.iftas.org.ap.brid.gyThe domain
zirk.us
has been RETRACTED from the AUD denylist. If you subscribe to this list, it will be removed or suggested for removal on next update.
If you previously imported the AUD denylist using a manual process, please consider re-federating with this domain […]
@iftas.mastodon.iftas.org.ap.brid.gyNumerous services are seeing accounts created by autonomous GenAI agents hosted at ilands.ai with no discernible human control.
These accounts declare themselves to be non-human and unattended.
If your service prohibits unattended bot activity, consider disallowing or […]
@iftas.mastodon.iftas.org.ap.brid.gyThere is a spate of #AccountTakeover underway.
Service providers may receive reports for accounts that have a display name beginning with "Hacked -" or linking to "t[.]me/HomeFucker5"
These accounts may be longstanding valid […]
