Title: Registration SPAM problem
Last modified: December 16, 2023

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# Registration SPAM problem

 *  Resolved [madflute](https://wordpress.org/support/users/madflute/)
 * (@madflute)
 * [2 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/registration-spam-problem/)
 * We have been bombarded with fake registration along with ‘password successfully
   changed’ notification emails. Usually tens a day but hundreds occasionally. We
   are non-profit organization with no developer and no money so I have been trying
   to stop this madness by myself.
    - We need public registration
    - I put hCaptcha and is working at the GUI
    - I made a custom registration form with Custom Registration plugin
    - I made the registration form password protected so the legit visitor needs
      to request the password to access the registration form
    - I noticed Akismet has not been showing any activities since October (may or
      may not be related since this SPAM issue started long time before October)
    - WordFence-free doesn’t indicate any security threats
    - Really Simple SSL doesn’t indicate any security threats
 * It seems this attack is nothing to do with our registration form. I have been
   Googling for weeks but to no avail. Any pointer would be greatly appreciated.
 * The page I need help with: _[[log in](https://login.wordpress.org/?redirect_to=https%3A%2F%2Fwordpress.org%2Fsupport%2Ftopic%2Fregistration-spam-problem%2F%3Foutput_format%3Dmd&locale=en_US)
   to see the link]_

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 *  Moderator [James Huff](https://wordpress.org/support/users/macmanx/)
 * (@macmanx)
 * [2 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/registration-spam-problem/#post-17282999)
 * Akismet on its own only stops comment spam, unless you have a plugin that extends
   that, for example the Jetpack plugin uses Akismet to stop spam on its contact
   forms.
 * Overall, registration spam is just a common occurrance on the internet if you
   have registration open, like comment spam if you have comments open. I wouldn’t
   see it as a security threat. Just make sure that your “New User Default Role”
   at Settings > General in your Dashboard is set to “Subscriber” and the only thing
   they can do is update their profile (unless that too is extended by a plugin).
 * Since you’re using Akismet, check out this article, which has some recommendations
   for stopping spam registrations: [https://akismet.com/blog/how-to-stop-user-spam-registrations-in-wordpress/](https://akismet.com/blog/how-to-stop-user-spam-registrations-in-wordpress/)
 * I also see you’ve used [https://wordpress.org/plugins/user-registration/](https://wordpress.org/plugins/user-registration/)
   in the past, and if you’re still using that, it looks like the offer some registration
   spam prevention too: [https://docs.wpuserregistration.com/docs/how-to-integrate-hcaptcha-in-registration-login-forms/](https://docs.wpuserregistration.com/docs/how-to-integrate-hcaptcha-in-registration-login-forms/)
 *  Thread Starter [madflute](https://wordpress.org/support/users/madflute/)
 * (@madflute)
 * [2 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/registration-spam-problem/#post-17283016)
 * Thank you so much for your quick response! I will read up these articles.
 *  Thread Starter [madflute](https://wordpress.org/support/users/madflute/)
 * (@madflute)
 * [2 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/registration-spam-problem/#post-17283084)
 * Thank you again. I installed WP Hide Login and redirected custom URL/pages. Hope
   this works! 🤞

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 * Last reply from: [madflute](https://wordpress.org/support/users/madflute/)
 * Last activity: [2 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/registration-spam-problem/#post-17283084)
 * Status: resolved

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