If you run a vBulletin-based forum, you might have noticed a BIG influx of spam in the past few days. Spammers are no longer slowed by the vBulletin CAPTCHA, and according to Slashdot, aren't slowed by a variety of others, either. For years, CAPTCHAs have been getting more and more complex in order to stop the bots. However, I think we've reached the end of that road. They're already too difficult for most humans to get on the first try, and making them more difficult will only serve to frustrate more users. So what can you do?
CAPTCHAs are dead. Now what?
CAPTCHAs are dead. Now what?
CAPTCHAs are dead. Now what?
If you run a vBulletin-based forum, you might have noticed a BIG influx of spam in the past few days. Spammers are no longer slowed by the vBulletin CAPTCHA, and according to Slashdot, aren't slowed by a variety of others, either. For years, CAPTCHAs have been getting more and more complex in order to stop the bots. However, I think we've reached the end of that road. They're already too difficult for most humans to get on the first try, and making them more difficult will only serve to frustrate more users. So what can you do?