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Spam attack on Twitter/X rival Mastodon highlights ‘Fediverse’ vulnerabilities
Feb. 20, 2024, 4:39 p.m. | Sarah Perez
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A spam attack that impacted the open source X rival Mastodon, Misskey, and other apps highlights how the decentralized social web, also known as the Fediverse, is open to abuse. Over the past several days, attackers have targeted smaller Mastodon servers, taking advantage of open registrations to automate the creation of spam accounts. Mastodon founder […]
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