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We use it to stop bots from opening thousands of trial accounts. We don't have bots anymore, but instead we have humans who open hundreds of trial accounts hour
by tadzik_ 7y ago
We use it to stop bots from opening thousands of trial accounts. We don't have bots anymore, but instead we have humans who open hundreds of trial accounts hourly. I guess it's an improvement.
- ackbar03 7y agoWhats the service fir? I know game miners and some other niche services that attract these kind of actors. Do you know what they want from your site?
- tadzik_ 7y agoAn email provider. Interestingly enough they don't even send anything. They just... sit there. And who knows why. Not really doing anything harmful afaik, but obviously fradulent so our support still kills them in bulk just in case they were a proper threat waiting for the activation.
- ackbar03 7y agoHuh, interesting, thanks for sharing. Maybe they're just using it as an address to open up accounts for other stuff?
- tadzik_ 7y agoPerhaps – but I'm pretty sure there's some that don't even receive emails either. It's as if someone was just creating a "standing army" of accounts in preparation to unleash something. Spooky :)