Website spam is a common problem that can have serious consequences for both individuals and organizations. Whether it’s spam comments, spam emails, or spam links, this type of unwanted and unsolicited content can be annoying at best and harmful at worst. One of the main dangers of website spam is that it can dilute the […]
WordPress Anti Spam
Fake Copyright Infringement Notices
Our anti spam honeypots have detected a rise in fake copyright infringement notices. These don’t appear come from bots so probably coming from human spam factories, using IP addresses that are not yet blacklisted. The content of the emails follow the same format and direct you to a Google storage link, asking you to download […]
How to Identify and Control Blog Comment Spam
If you are a proud and famous blogger, the one thing you have to deal with daily is spam comments. Without any doubt, it is a tiring process to press the delete button to remove them from your blog post. The more popular your blog becomes the more the chances of getting spam comments. It […]
How Much Does Spam Through Your Website Forms Really Cost You?
Website form spam comprises of huge amounts of unwanted form submissions that consist of junk text and undesired web links. These submissions are usually junked by site owners who often wonder why they receive such spam at all. The answer is simple: These spammers look for vulnerable sites to hijack where they can use web […]
What are the most effective ways to reduce spam from my website?
Spamming on your WordPress site is an undeniable fact. Stopping spam in its tracks is essential to prevent your site from making a poor first impression or ruining its reputation. Although one cannot stop spam completely, there are a lot of ways to deal with it. Below are the most common WordPress spam problems and […]
Why you need to worry about automated registrations?
In a situation where your WordPress site allows user registration, it is vulnerable to user registration spam from spam-bots. However, even if your site does not allow user registration, you may still receive spam registrations. Due to the expansion of WordPress from blogs to membership, multi-user platforms, BuddyPress, and various sites with open registration, spam users […]
