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Mastodon got targeted by spam attacks coordinated on Discord
Recent cyber attacks show that decentralized platforms have various vulnerabilities
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Published onFebruary 23, 2024
published onFebruary 23, 2024
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Mastodon and other social networks are having trouble dealing with spam attacks from hackers. In addition, they are using Discord to coordinate their attacks.
However, it seems likeDiscord is not taking any actions. Furthermore, the platform did not remove the server in which the hackers coordinated. Thus, the social networks leader think that Discord might not be ready to deal with such issues.
Who targeted Mastodon with spam attacks?
Somereportson Mastodon claim that the hackers were some angry teenagers from Japan. The whole problem started as a conflict in which one of the teenagers wanted to cyberbully the other by using spam bots.
Unfortunately, the attack is not the only problem. After all, it shows that there are various vulnerabilities hackers can exploit. Also, it shows that cybersecurity is no longer just an option, especially fordecentralized social networks. After all, they allow us to control our data, move between servers, and create our own.
On the other hand, Discord does nothing to stop threat actors from coordinating spam attacks on Mastodon or other platforms. Moreover, Emelia Smith, a software engineer of the Fediverse, tried to contact Discord on their official channels. However, she got some generic messages back.
According toEugen Rochko, the spam attacks targeted small servers on Mastodon. On top of that, these servers don’t have any registration requirements, and experts don’t have the right tools to deal with them. Moreover, the Mastodon team can’t deal with the servers they don’t own. As a result, admins could face unexpected bills since their servers increased in size.
Ultimately, this incident shows many vulnerabilities regarding decentralized social networks. Furthermore, it puts Discord in a bad light since the company doesn’t put an end to malicious servers. So, the best way to stay protected is to create servers with registration requirements. On top of that, this problem shows the importance of implementing cybersecurity methods to protect yourself.
If you want to find more about this, checkKevin Beaumont’s post. In addition, you can also read the wholetimeline of events.
What are your thoughts? Are you using decentralized platforms? Let us know in the comments.
More about the topics:Cybersecurity,Discord
Sebastian Filipoiu
Sebastian is a content writer with a desire to learn everything new about AI and gaming. So, he spends his time writing prompts on various LLMs to understand them better. Additionally, Sebastian has experience fixing performance-related problems in video games and knows his way around Windows. Also, he is interested in anything related to quantum technology and becomes a research freak when he wants to learn more.
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