Inauthentic Status Scraping PRC/Tencent/QQ

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Feb 1, 2024, 9:44:08 AM2/1/24
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An inauthentic actor with possible connections to PRC, Tencent, and/or QQ - is monitoring ActivityPub users by requesting  /api/v1/accounts/<accountID>/statuses?exclude_replies=true&exclude_replies=true targeting specific accounts.

Early reports suggest the actor may be targeting LGBTQ+ users specifically.

SW-ISAC recommends reviewing the findings and guidance created by https://tech.lgbt/@ShadowJonathan at


Mastodon administrators on managed hosts should review the guidance at 
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