Hacker News with Generative AI: Spam

Coordinated Community Response Mitigates Fediverse Spam Attack (iftas.org)
On October 8, 2024, an IFTAS Connect member observed one of the first spam posts from a network attack conducted by what appeared to be a reuse of the same “nuke” script we saw earlier this year in February, a simple but effective tool to create new accounts in bulk, and use those new accounts to deliver unsolicited messages in an infinite loop.

Cybersecurity, Fediverse, Spam, Community Response

42 points by jazmichaelking 18 days ago | 3 comments

Ask HN: Why are social media spam bots still a thing? (ycombinator.com)
Specifically Instagram. After many years, I still get regular messages from spam bots, usually pretending to be women that are romantically interested. It seems trivial to ban (or even prevent) those accounts, from a technical perspective. Reporting them also doesn't seem to do much. Why is this still a thing? This should have been a solved problem years ago no? Are there, besides technical reasons, other reasons to keep spam bots alive on their platforms?

Social Media, Spam, Bots, Instagram

6 points by Avalaxy 18 days ago | 5 comments

Ask HN: How to stop text spam during election season? (ycombinator.com)
I kept blocking and reporting individual text messages on my phone and I grew tired so I got annoyed. As I have learned this particular cycle, there are apps out there basically allowing people to reach out to people like me via that app but using their phone. Yay.

Spam, Elections, Technology, Mobile Devices

6 points by A4ET8a8uTh0 21 days ago | 5 comments

Ask HN: What's up with the spam waves lately? (ycombinator.com)
I just had a look through the "new" queue with showdead on, and out of the most recent 200 submissions, I counted 22 that were not dead. I wasn't seeing false positives, either.

Hacker News, Spam, Website Issues

11 points by zahlman 23 days ago | 4 comments

Show HN: A Secure, Local AI Solution for a Tidy Gmail Inbox (spamslaya.com)
Does your email inbox feel like you have opened the floodgates to spam? Are you missing important messages? Let's fix that.

AI, Gmail, Productivity, Email, Spam

12 points by skun 27 days ago | 7 comments

Ask HN: Why aren't we fighting email spam more effectively? (ycombinator.com)
I own a few businesses and receive daily emails from (a) hiring agencies, (b) investment firms, and (c) companies selling “user data” (e.g., Docker users, Apple users, etc.).

Email, Spam, Business, Technology

12 points by outcoldman 28 days ago | 9 comments

Ask HN: Should you reply STOP to unwanted texts? (ycombinator.com)
I have been advising people I know to block, then delete and report junk (iOS) to unwanted texts. Others have argued with me that you should reply STOP. I disagree, especially after checking a shortened link in a “campaign” text and finding the link was a phishing attempt. What do you think?

Mobile Communications, Spam, Privacy

290 points by yawn 51 days ago | 372 comments

Ask HN: How do you manage registration spam? (ycombinator.com)
I've been running digital marketing on a few projects and all seem to suffer from many "spam" signups.

Spam, Digital Marketing, Online Communities, Registration

23 points by kulor 69 days ago | 25 comments

A SpamAssassin Surprise (lwn.net)
Here is a piece of advice for anybody wanting an easy and frustration-free life: do not run your own email system.

Email, Security, Spam

85 points by rwmj 77 days ago | 88 comments

A SpamAssassin Surprise (lwn.net)

Spam, Email, Security, Open Source

9 points by chmaynard 82 days ago | 0 comments

What to Do with Unwanted Political Spam Texts (daringfireball.net)

Politics, Spam, Mobile Devices, Communication

13 points by JumpCrisscross 84 days ago | 16 comments

Indian telcos to cut off scammy, spammy, telemarketers for two whole years (theregister.com)