[NSFW] High increase in spam comments (that previously were sorted out)

Hi there,
in the recent weeks it started that I receive an increased amount of SPAM comments on my blog (see “page you need help with”).

The comments are marked as “[Spam]” fortunately – but due to the dull nature of the content, event actually containing the word viagra, I am reaching out to see, if others also experience this.

My WordPress setup:

• WordPress 5.6.2
• Akismet Anti-Spam 4.1.8
• Jetpack by WordPress.com 9.4

• Subscription Type: Akismet Personal
• Status: Active
• Akismet anti-spam strictness: Silently discard the worst and most pervasive spam so I never see it

Detailed Akismet Spam-Protection Stats
Notice the increase in February 2021.

DATE	SPAM	HAM	MISSED SPAM	FALSE POSITIVES
February 2021	26	42	0	1
January 2021	5	18	0	0
December 2020	3	19	0	0
November 2020	7	9	3	0

Of these, alone in the last two days 10 comments are marked as “[Spam]”, but should be “Ham”, I guess. Here’s an outtake of such Spam Comments:

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Author

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Comment

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Author

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Comment

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Author

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xxxxxxx.com

Comment

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Author

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https://xxxxxxx.com

Comment

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• This topic was modified 3 years, 9 months ago by Steven Stern (sterndata).
• This topic was modified 3 years, 9 months ago by Steven Stern (sterndata).

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