# Getting hit with spam registrations

**URL:** <https://59plymouth.net/t/getting-hit-with-spam-registrations/1244>\
**Category:** What's New\
**Created:** [February 14, 2009, 3:48pm UTC](https://59plymouth.net/t/getting-hit-with-spam-registrations/1244 "2009-02-14T15:48:07Z")\
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**Author:** ![Faulkner](https://59plymouth.net/user_avatar/59plymouth.net/faulkner/32/21944_2.png) [@Faulkner](https://59plymouth.net/u/Faulkner)\
**Post date:** [February 14, 2009, 3:48pm UTC](https://59plymouth.net/t/getting-hit-with-spam-registrations/1244/1 "2009-02-14T15:48:07Z")

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Someone hacked the phpBB website – phpBB is the bulletin board software our Forum is based on. They got all the usernames and passwords (fortunately, mine was unique for that site), and are spamming a lot of boards out there with spam registrations using an automated program. I get dozens a day – it’s hard to tell bona fide registrations from fake ones, unless I ask the person directly.

…so I’m about to upgrade, and apply a modification that will prompt a human to answer a question any human would know, before they can even request a registration (I had this once before, it was quite effective).

Hopefully all will go well. See you on the other side!

Dan