<![CDATA[There's a new spam wave, messages with lots of names and a link.]]>There's a new spam wave, messages with lots of names and a link. Here's what to do:

1. DO NOT CLICK THE LINK IN THE SPAM
2. Click ⋯ on the spam post, then "report", and then follow the instructions. If you are given an option to forward the report anonymously, use it, because forwarded reports help cut off the spam at source.
3. Spam seems to be via account takeovers. To prevent this, use a unique password and consider using "two factor authentication" (more info at https://fedi.tips/using-two-factor-authentication-2fa-on-mastodon )

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/topic/75a97395-fb15-496a-80d4-1d370c645680/there-s-a-new-spam-wave-messages-with-lots-of-names-and-a-link.RSS for NodeFri, 23 Oct 2026 17:20:20 GMTSat, 17 Oct 2026 17:27:45 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to There's a new spam wave, messages with lots of names and a link. on Sun, 18 Oct 2026 13:26:48 GMT]]>@akkana @raVeN

Yup, ⋯ More (or ☰ and then ⋯ More on mobile web) will show you your muted users and blocked users.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://social.growyourown.services/users/FediTips/statuses/117462139440104351https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://social.growyourown.services/users/FediTips/statuses/117462139440104351Sun, 18 Oct 2026 13:26:48 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to There's a new spam wave, messages with lots of names and a link. on Sun, 18 Oct 2026 12:59:59 GMT]]>@legendary_creeper @FediTips meow.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://cosocial.ca/users/maj/statuses/117462033980130438https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://cosocial.ca/users/maj/statuses/117462033980130438Sun, 18 Oct 2026 12:59:59 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to There's a new spam wave, messages with lots of names and a link. on Sun, 18 Oct 2026 12:08:17 GMT]]>@maj @FediTips As they say, curiosity kills the cat. 😐️

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mas.to/users/legendary_creeper/statuses/117461830682627529https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mas.to/users/legendary_creeper/statuses/117461830682627529Sun, 18 Oct 2026 12:08:17 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to There's a new spam wave, messages with lots of names and a link. on Sun, 18 Oct 2026 07:16:27 GMT]]>@FediTips
Two times in 24 hours. But looks like that the admins are faster than me. I got only the mail and the post was already deleted! Thanks to the admins. But even DO NOT click the LINK in the mail!

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.sciphy.de/users/oelschle/statuses/117460683165355506https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.sciphy.de/users/oelschle/statuses/117460683165355506Sun, 18 Oct 2026 07:16:27 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to There's a new spam wave, messages with lots of names and a link. on Sat, 17 Oct 2026 23:58:29 GMT]]>@raVeN @FediTips I don't have "Interactions" anywhere on my profile page. But I found it under "... More" on the profile page, the link under Preferences.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://fosstodon.org/users/akkana/statuses/117458961023694609https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://fosstodon.org/users/akkana/statuses/117458961023694609Sat, 17 Oct 2026 23:58:29 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to There's a new spam wave, messages with lots of names and a link. on Sat, 17 Oct 2026 21:43:05 GMT]]>@FediTips Related tip: if you "report", then at the end, at least in the web interface, it gives you a choice of "Mute" or "Block". Don't make the mistake of thinking "Oh, I'll do both, in order", because once you click Mute, the whole page goes away and you lose the chance to Block.

Is there a way to see a list of your Mutes and Blocks, so you can block a muted user? The only option I found was to go to the email notification for the spam, go to their account, and block from there.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://fosstodon.org/users/akkana/statuses/117458428576613543https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://fosstodon.org/users/akkana/statuses/117458428576613543Sat, 17 Oct 2026 21:43:05 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to There's a new spam wave, messages with lots of names and a link. on Sat, 17 Oct 2026 20:46:27 GMT]]>@maj

Typically spam waves have several different links to make it difficult to moderate them, but it never leads to anything good and at worst it may lead to malware.

At least one person on here posted that it led to malware, but I can't verify this.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://social.growyourown.services/users/FediTips/statuses/117458205926787606https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://social.growyourown.services/users/FediTips/statuses/117458205926787606Sat, 17 Oct 2026 20:46:27 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to There's a new spam wave, messages with lots of names and a link. on Sat, 17 Oct 2026 19:41:50 GMT]]>@FediTips uh what if you clicked the link? Asking for a friend...

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://cosocial.ca/users/maj/statuses/117457951792594753https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://cosocial.ca/users/maj/statuses/117457951792594753Sat, 17 Oct 2026 19:41:50 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to There's a new spam wave, messages with lots of names and a link. on Sat, 17 Oct 2026 17:58:59 GMT]]>@FediTips

Actual the same problem in Lemmy

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.bayern/users/Guenter_aus_Aux/statuses/117457547370939215https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.bayern/users/Guenter_aus_Aux/statuses/117457547370939215Sat, 17 Oct 2026 17:58:59 GMT