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I started getting some spam messages that appear to be sent by my install of Expression Engine.

The only evidence I am seeing is some database entries in the table exp_email_tracker

There are not spam user accounts.

I'm confused about both how this could happen and where to start to fix it. Has anyone run into a similar issue?

Currently running EE 2.9.0. With the Snaptcha add on

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  • my first step has been to upgrade to EE 2.11.3 and update all add ons to the latest EE 2 compatible version, I'm also installing an SSL cert
    – mjr
    Aug 2, 2016 at 14:40
  • What version of EE were you running previously? Have you seen any evidence of spam since upgrading?
    – Matthew
    Aug 3, 2016 at 3:21
  • previously EE 2.9.0 - no evidence of spam or any suspicious activity since upgrade - I also blocked the IP on my server's firewall
    – mjr
    Aug 3, 2016 at 13:50

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Ultimately I found no evidence of a hacked EE install. Upgrading to the latest EE 2 in my case (2.11.3) seemed to fix the issue. I'll be sure to update if I find anything else.

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