Since updating from the previous branch of CAPTCHA to 6.x-2.0-rc3, we're getting consistently hit by a spam bot about 3 or 4 times a day. We have allowed anonymous visitors to post comments without moderation (though we have turned moderation on while we deal with this issue). The content of the comments generally contains a string of real words, loosely grammatically linked, but then degenerating into gibberish and ending either in a few links, or in an attempt to run a query.

Not sure if anyone else is experiencing this, or whether the stable version of CAPTCHA will take care of it, but I thought I'd post it just in case.
Thanks!

Oh - we're using the CAPTCHA pack as well, and currently have a rather distorted image captcha running (though we've tried Math and Phrase, and all three get "solved" by the bot).

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vm’s picture

vm commented
Status: Active » Fixed

you should upgrade to the latest release and figure out if the problem hasn't already been fixed. If, after upgrading, you still experience this issue. Feel free to reopen.

yakker’s picture

yakker commented

Thanks - just updated now, and I'll monitor it over the next bit. Cheers!

Status: Fixed » Closed (fixed)

Automatically closed -- issue fixed for 2 weeks with no activity.