[01:22:51] Wonder where dmehus is at this time. [01:24:14] s/Wonder/I wonder [01:24:14] darkmatterman450 meant to say: I wonder where dmehus is at this time. [02:11:34] is it me or is the amount of new user accounts a bit suspicious? [02:12:16] @Agent Yes, I've noticed the numbers go up on the #cvt-feed, and the results are not so good. [02:14:43] [[Special:CentralAuth/SteffenPineda02]] - Likely spambot created 3 hours ago that is tripping the abuse filter on catalinmediagroupwiki for attempting to link external pages [02:14:43] https://meta.miraheze.org/wiki/Special:CentralAuth/SteffenPineda02 [02:14:44]

https://meta.miraheze.org/wiki/Special:CentralAuth/SteffenPineda02 [02:14:44] [url] Global account information for SteffenPineda02 - Miraheze Meta | meta.miraheze.org [02:14:53] I think the spambots cracked ReCAPTCHA [02:14:59] :< [02:15:07] To be frank, I think they've managed to crack the ReCAPTCHA V3 system. [02:15:08] ^ [02:15:27] there's a batch of accounts created every minute [02:15:41] the abuse log is busier than usual too [02:16:07] @Stewards You might want to check the #cvt-feed as a number of spambots might've cracked the newer version of ReCAPTCHA. [02:16:23] A sysadmin would probably be better able to assist [02:16:44] [[Special:CentralAuth/MarjorieLaughlin]] - Spambot created half an hour ago that's trying to spam slots adverts [02:16:44] https://meta.miraheze.org/wiki/Special:CentralAuth/MarjorieLaughlin [02:16:44]

https://meta.miraheze.org/wiki/Special:CentralAuth/MarjorieLaughlin [02:16:45] [url] Global account information for MarjorieLaughlin - Miraheze Meta | meta.miraheze.org [02:17:15] That's true. but I don't think you realize that one of them happens to be a sysadmin, and that person would be @Void. [02:17:39] Even if he has the Steward rights like he has. [02:17:45] yeah but he's prob busy [02:18:01] Most likely asleep, by the looks of it. [02:18:09] 💤 [02:18:52] It's quite strange. You think we can let them handle these spammers whenever they are active the next day? [02:19:20] I hope so but they're creating batches upon batches of accounts [02:19:43] I noticed a pattern where spambot registrations randomly spike up during certain times and then seem to cool off for a while [02:19:50] perhaps we can compile a list of these spambots [02:19:55] it seems to have started yesterday [02:19:59] so likely not too much too do [02:20:04] Fortunately, I have warned @Reception123 about a number of new accounts that were being created at an inconsistent rate. [02:21:37] I'm sure Reception123 would be hopping mad to find out a number of spambots might've cracked the new version of ReCAPTCHA. [02:22:26] perhaps something borked on our side or the recaptcha score was lowered [02:22:32] beats me but all we can do is wait [02:24:29] Yes, it's all about patience. Anyway, I'm heading off for the night. I'll talk more about this later, or if @Doug happens to come by and notice these messages and take action, I'm sure he would have no problem eliminating any chance of these spammers getting stuff in return. [02:27:02] list plox, may try and handle tomorrow [04:37:49] https://meta.miraheze.org/wiki/Wikipedia - Vandalism [04:37:50] [url] Wikipedia - Miraheze Meta | meta.miraheze.org [04:38:05] IP in question also tripped abuse filter while trying to edit RhinosF1's user page [04:41:58] seems to be a sock of BLOXAuthority as their spam consists of pasting the contents of the Assume bad faith essay from Wikipedia which BLOXAuthority previously did before during his many rants [04:51:17] uh, I don't want to clutter the RC feed so I'll drop reverting the page since it's mostly self-contained to that page [04:51:32] but I will note that the page is at 892,798 bytes [04:51:40] all personal attacks towards Reception [04:52:12] perhaps an abuse filter could be set that disallows his username from being mentioned when coming from IP editors in the main namespace [05:09:49] Deleted and blocked [05:16:13] Thank you [05:16:33] [[Special:CentralAuth/KristeenG07]] - New spambot who's tripping the abuse filter on 2b2twiki [05:16:33] https://meta.miraheze.org/wiki/Special:CentralAuth/KristeenG07 [05:16:34]

https://meta.miraheze.org/wiki/Special:CentralAuth/KristeenG07 [05:16:35] [url] Global account information for KristeenG07 - Miraheze Meta | meta.miraheze.org [05:16:36] I am attempting a new anti-spambot filter (Anti-spambot creation [Log-only], #52) [05:17:18] It will be log only for a bit to make sure there's not false positives and if there's not it will be implemented to hopefully stay of the spambots for another few weeks before they figure it out [05:19:06] hmm, was something in ReCAPTCHA's settings changed? Before, it'd be overly aggressive and wouldn't let me create accounts, now it does and gives me no problem across the previous test environments in which it did give me problems on previously (e.g. on mobile data, in incognito, etc.) [05:26:49] That's strange. @CosmicAlpha ^ [05:27:11] Except the google->recaptcha change I don't think anything was changed [05:27:50] @Reception123, @Agent: that was all that was changed. [05:28:11] This started yesterday strangely [05:28:12] before that [05:28:37] Agent: very weird, nothing was changed then. [05:28:41] I noticed a mass influx of strange accounts but they weren't doing anything to trip the abuse filter until today [05:29:06] Could it potentially really be that change then? [05:29:39] We could try reverting for a few hours and if there's a change then we'll know [05:30:12] Agent: I'll test it with login failures (it should always run for login failures if failed 5 times), I'll raise the score to verify it still works also. @Reception123: agent said this was before that change went live. [05:30:32] So not that change. [05:30:35] ah, ok [05:40:29] set the score requirement to 10 while you're at it, I don't think we need more users at the moment /s [05:43:13] Agent: lol, but the score doesn't go like that, it is 0.0 - 1.0. 1.0 would let no one in. [05:43:39] oh, I was under the impression it was from 0 - 10, not 0.0 to 1.0 [05:43:43] set it to 1.1 [05:44:56] currently it's at 0.5 [10:11:29] I do hope @Doug is active today and does my request from Friday regarding another WG8686 sock that has yet to be locked. [10:13:52] And also to help Void deal with those annoying spambots. [10:14:32] That sounds so familiar. [11:06:20] Well at least the new AF seems to be rooting out some of the spambots for now [12:59:07] @Stewards there's a request to undelete gsswiki [13:00:09] dmehus ^ [13:54:13] https://onlyone.miraheze.org/wiki/Bulletin_board_of_beating(criticizing)_Fucko WTF am I even reading? [13:54:14] [url] Bulletin board of beating(criticizing) Fucko - 온니원위키 | onlyone.miraheze.org [13:56:16] $log removed vandalism from onlyonewiki [13:56:28] Saved item "removed vandalism from onlyonewiki" [14:49:17] https://onlyone.miraheze.org/wiki/%ED%95%98%EC%BD%94 This article looks libelous. Doesn't even bother to give out evidence of this Hako being this heinous criminal these users make this person out to be, and just utterly fails to provide any reliable sources. [14:49:20] [url] 하코 - 온니원위키 | onlyone.miraheze.org [14:51:27] Not to mention, the article itself actually admits to being hateful. [18:45:39] @Doug Could you investigate Mr. Frying Pan when you're free today? [23:58:58] [[Special:CentralAuth/PoopOnMePlease!]] Ugh, an article with utter nonsense was made about me, which ay indicate socking is somehow involved: https://awesomegames.miraheze.org/w/index.php?title=DarkMatterMan%27s_Adventures&action=edit&redlink=1 [23:58:58] https://meta.miraheze.org/wiki/Special:CentralAuth/PoopOnMePlease! [23:58:59]

https://meta.miraheze.org/wiki/Special:CentralAuth/PoopOnMePlease! [23:58:59] [url] DarkMatterMan's Adventures - Awesome Games Wiki | awesomegames.miraheze.org [23:59:12] [url] Global account information for PoopOnMePlease - Miraheze Meta | meta.miraheze.org