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Foiling a Protohackers email spam bot
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James Stanley
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Aug. 18, 2026, 12:09 p.m.
Email Spam
Protohackers
security issues
User authentication
Summary
The blog post discusses issues related to spam emails generated by Protohackers signup attempts, questioning the effectiveness of the magic link system used for login and its vulnerability to abuse.
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