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PUPUWEB BlogSentinelLabs: AkiraBot spammers abused an OpenAI GPT-4o-mini-based API to generate unique messages, bypassing spam filters and targeting 80K+ sites in just 4 months. AI is now powering smarter spam. <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CyberSecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CyberSecurity</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AI</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/GPT4o" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#GPT4o</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Spam" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Spam</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/OpenAI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#OpenAI</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/InfoSec" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#InfoSec</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AkiraBot" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AkiraBot</a>

Daniel GaittetNachdem es mutmaßlich drei <a href="https://gruene.social/tags/Spam" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Spam</a>-Bots in meinen <a href="https://gruene.social/tags/Signal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Signal</a>-Kanal geschafft haben, gibt es jetzt einen Gruppen-Link mit Admin-Bestätigung. Zusätzliche Sicherheitsstufe und im <a href="https://gruene.social/tags/Kanal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Kanal</a> hoffentlich in Zukunft unsere Ruhe.

FinchHaven sfba<a href="https://ottawa.place/@Dianora" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@Dianora</a> Necessary edit:"Another <a href="https://mastodon.social/@Mastodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@Mastodon</a> dot Social spambot"<a href="https://sfba.social/tags/MastodondotSocial" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MastodondotSocial</a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/Spam" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Spam</a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/Spambot" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Spambot</a>

Dianora (Diane Bruce)Another <a href="https://mastodon.social/@Mastodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@Mastodon</a> dot Social spambot<a href="https://ottawa.place/tags/Mastodondotsocial" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Mastodondotsocial</a> <a href="https://ottawa.place/tags/Mastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Mastodon</a> <a href="https://ottawa.place/tags/Spam" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Spam</a> <a href="https://ottawa.place/tags/spam" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#spam</a>

securityaffairs<a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/AkiraBot" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AkiraBot</a>: AI-Powered <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/spam" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#spam</a> bot evades CAPTCHA to target 80,000+ websites <a href="https://securityaffairs.com/176415/cyber-crime/akirabot-ai-powered-spam-bot-evades-captcha-to-target-80000-websites.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://securityaffairs.com/176415/cyber-crime/akirabot-ai-powered-spam-bot-evades-captcha-to-target-80000-websites.html</a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/securityaffairs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#securityaffairs</a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/hacking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#hacking</a>

nico[lien] <a href="https://korben.info/learndmarc-testez-et-comprenez-la-securite-de-votre-serveur-mail-en-2-minutes.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">LearnDMARC - Testez et comprenez la sécurité de votre serveur mail en 2 minutes | Cloud | Le site de Korben</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://social.tourmentine.com/tag/security" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#security</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://social.tourmentine.com/tag/mail" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#mail</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://social.tourmentine.com/tag/spam" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#spam</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://social.tourmentine.com/tag/gik" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#gik</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://social.tourmentine.com/tag/net" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#net</a>

NorVegan 🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩 ⚠️ BEWARE ⚠️ 🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩 Caution is advised as there are numerous red flags with this individual. These posts have no connection to veganism yet they refuse to stop spamming the vegan group. Please refrain from donating in order to discourage this behavior. #<a class="" href="https://zotum.net/search?tag=spam" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">spam</a> #<a class="" href="https://zotum.net/search?tag=scam" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">scam</a>

Petra van CronenburgNew <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/spam" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#spam</a> or <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/scam" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#scam</a> wave. Pattern similar to the well-known chicken: DMs with nonsensical text designed to provoke responses. Could be AI-generated. Account with 0 followers, 0 followees, o posts. *Report* before blocking! (Helps mods to get rid of it).<a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/spamWarning" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#spamWarning</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/toodles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#toodles</a>

Pyrzout :vm:‘AkiraBot’ Spammed 80,000 Websites With AI-Generated Messages <a href="https://www.securityweek.com/akirabot-spammed-80000-websites-with-ai-generated-messages/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.securityweek.com/akirabot-spammed-80000-websites-with-ai-generated-messages/</a> <a href="https://social.skynetcloud.site/tags/Malware" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Malware</a>&Threats <a href="https://social.skynetcloud.site/tags/AkiraBot" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AkiraBot</a> <a href="https://social.skynetcloud.site/tags/spam" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#spam</a> <a href="https://social.skynetcloud.site/tags/SEO" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SEO</a>

Pyrzout :vm:New AkiraBot Abuses OpenAI API to Spam Website Contact Forms – Source:hackread.com <a href="https://ciso2ciso.com/new-akirabot-abuses-openai-api-to-spam-website-contact-forms-sourcehackread-com/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://ciso2ciso.com/new-akirabot-abuses-openai-api-to-spam-website-contact-forms-sourcehackread-com/</a> <a href="https://social.skynetcloud.site/tags/1CyberSecurityNewsPost" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#1CyberSecurityNewsPost</a> <a href="https://social.skynetcloud.site/tags/CyberSecurityNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CyberSecurityNews</a> <a href="https://social.skynetcloud.site/tags/cybersecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#cybersecurity</a> <a href="https://social.skynetcloud.site/tags/ScamsandFraud" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ScamsandFraud</a> <a href="https://social.skynetcloud.site/tags/AkiraBot" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AkiraBot</a> <a href="https://social.skynetcloud.site/tags/Hackread" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Hackread</a> <a href="https://social.skynetcloud.site/tags/security" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#security</a> <a href="https://social.skynetcloud.site/tags/Captcha" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Captcha</a> <a href="https://social.skynetcloud.site/tags/OpenAI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#OpenAI</a> <a href="https://social.skynetcloud.site/tags/Spam" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Spam</a> <a href="https://social.skynetcloud.site/tags/API" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#API</a> <a href="https://social.skynetcloud.site/tags/SEO" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SEO</a> <a href="https://social.skynetcloud.site/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AI</a>

Detun3dSe pasan de absurdos los acontecimientos mire donde mire."Aseguran haber robado los datos de la Lista Robinson de España: hay 600.000 personas afectadas"<a href="https://blog.elhacker.net/2025/04/aseguran-haber-robado-datos-lista-robinson.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://blog.elhacker.net/2025/04/aseguran-haber-robado-datos-lista-robinson.html</a><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/noticias" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#noticias</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/robinson" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#robinson</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ListaRobinson" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ListaRobinson</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/seguridad" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#seguridad</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/spam" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#spam</a>

IT NewsOpenAI helps spammers plaster 80,000 sites with messages that bypassed filters - Spammers used OpenAI to generate messages that were unique to each recipie... - <a href="https://arstechnica.com/security/2025/04/openais-gpt-helps-spammers-send-blast-of-80000-messages-that-bypassed-filters/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://arstechnica.com/security/2025/04/openais-gpt-helps-spammers-send-blast-of-80000-messages-that-bypassed-filters/</a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/largelanguagemodels" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#largelanguagemodels</a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/security" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#security</a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/biz" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#biz</a>⁢ <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/openai" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#openai</a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/llms" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#llms</a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/spam" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#spam</a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/ai" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ai</a>

Pyrzout :vm:New AkiraBot Abuses OpenAI API to Spam Website Contact Forms <a href="https://hackread.com/akirabot-abuses-openai-api-spam-website-contact-forms/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://hackread.com/akirabot-abuses-openai-api-spam-website-contact-forms/</a> <a href="https://social.skynetcloud.site/tags/ScamsandFraud" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ScamsandFraud</a> <a href="https://social.skynetcloud.site/tags/Cybersecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Cybersecurity</a> <a href="https://social.skynetcloud.site/tags/Security" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Security</a> <a href="https://social.skynetcloud.site/tags/AkiraBot" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AkiraBot</a> <a href="https://social.skynetcloud.site/tags/Captcha" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Captcha</a> <a href="https://social.skynetcloud.site/tags/OpenAI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#OpenAI</a> <a href="https://social.skynetcloud.site/tags/Spam" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Spam</a> <a href="https://social.skynetcloud.site/tags/API" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#API</a> <a href="https://social.skynetcloud.site/tags/SEO" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SEO</a> <a href="https://social.skynetcloud.site/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AI</a>

Michael HOkay, this spam message is becoming ridiculously ubiquitous and seems to be infecting every Mastodon server. What's the story/motivation behind this?I'm implementing some mitigation steps at the WAF level to keep this from getting to any more of theATL.social, but I was curious as if anyone had any background on the overall scam/motivation?<a href="https://theatl.social/tags/spam" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#spam</a> <a href="https://theatl.social/tags/mastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#mastodon</a> <a href="https://theatl.social/tags/mastoadmin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#mastoadmin</a>

Hackread.comNEW: New AI-powered <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/AkiraBot" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AkiraBot</a> is spamming contact forms and chat widgets on SMB websites - 400,000 sites targeted so far.Read: <a href="https://hackread.com/akirabot-abuses-openai-api-spam-website-contact-forms/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://hackread.com/akirabot-abuses-openai-api-spam-website-contact-forms/</a><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/CyberSecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CyberSecurity</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/CyberAttack" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CyberAttack</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/OpenAI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#OpenAI</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AI</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Spam" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Spam</a>

Jeri DanskyNicole is still active on here, I see. Thanks to everyone who reports her so we can squash the accounts before they bother yet more people.<a href="https://sfba.social/tags/Mastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Mastodon</a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/spam" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#spam</a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/Nicole" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Nicole</a>

YurkshireLadWhat? I don't want a YETI.<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/email" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#email</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/spam" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#spam</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/tech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#tech</a>

ArchimageI love how email spammer/fishers believe everyone buys Norton products, which no one ever does.<a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/email" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#email</a> <a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/spam" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#spam</a>

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