# Is anyone experiencing an odd spam user attack? Any way to block?

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-anyone-experiencing-an-odd-spam-user-attack-any-way-to-block/404427
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**Created:** [3 ביוני,‏ 2026,‏ 1:59pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-anyone-experiencing-an-odd-spam-user-attack-any-way-to-block/404427 "2026-06-03T13:59:07Z")
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### Author: ![haydenjames](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/haydenjames/32/255678_2.png) [@haydenjames](https://meta.discourse.org/u/haydenjames)
#### Post date: [5 ביוני,‏ 2026,‏ 12:59am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-anyone-experiencing-an-odd-spam-user-attack-any-way-to-block/404427/12 "2026-06-05T00:59:14Z")

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Can solve with Cloudflare. Use log explorer, then block and challenge accordingly using WAF settings and custom rules:

> [@Using Discourse with Cloudflare: Best Practices](https://meta.discourse.org/t/using-discourse-with-cloudflare-best-practices/293405/26):
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> Hopefully it’s helpful, but I also wrote a general guide to the best settings here: A Cloudflare staff member also added some pointers and corrections in the comments section. I’m updating that guide and was trying to see if there was any new advice from Discourse and found this page. I will be adding these to my managed rules. Thank you! Here’s an overview of my custom rules. This has really help reduce spam and often times (not always) some of the lowest quality traffic comes in via VPN…

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