What causes gibberish custom tags being added to contacts?

Email marketer from Reddit explains that data entry errors, or automated systems failing, can lead to corrupted data and gibberish custom tags, especially when data is imported from external sources.

Email marketer from Quora states that some poorly designed forms allow arbitrary data, including keyboard smashing, leading to gibberish custom tags, due to lack of input validation.

Email marketer from Webmaster Forum says that forms are sometimes targeted by malicious individuals who manually input random strings to test the limits of input validation, leading to gibberish custom tags.

Email marketer from Reddit explains that spambots fill out forms with random data including keyboard mashing that causes gibberish custom tags and it's because they're trying to exploit forms.

Email marketer from StackExchange shares that vulnerabilities in server-side code can allow attackers to inject arbitrary data into forms, leading to gibberish custom tags, if not properly sanitized.

Email marketer from Neil Patel Blog shares that bots submit forms with random data to test vulnerabilities, conduct phishing scams, or harvest email addresses, which can result in gibberish custom tags.

Email marketer from Stack Overflow explains that spam bots often fill forms with garbage data to test system robustness, and gibberish in custom tags is a common result.

Email marketer from Security Forum explains that if multiple form submissions contain similar gibberish custom tags, it suggests a bot is attempting to inject data into the system.

Expert from Spam Resource explains that form spam often includes gibberish data because spammers use automated tools that fill out forms randomly, or try to exploit vulnerabilities that allow for arbitrary data insertion.

Expert from Email Geeks says the gibberish custom tags look like bots to him.

Expert from Email Geeks shares he has seen bots enter Hex values as well and random keys do not seem too far off from that.

Expert from Email Geeks explains the words look like keyboard smashing rather than randomly generated.

Expert from Email Geeks suggests improving the attribution of all the places data is acquired to determine if it's a known source or unknown. This helps identify where to investigate or suppress the data until the source can be shut off.

Expert from Word to the Wise suggests that the gibberish data may come from compromised systems or poorly secured APIs that spammers exploit, leading to unexpected data being added to contact fields.

Documentation from Imperva states that sophisticated bot attacks often involve randomized data input to mimic human behavior, resulting in gibberish custom tags, because they're trying to evade detection.

Documentation from Google reCAPTCHA shares that bots may inject random strings and characters into form fields, leading to gibberish in custom tags, because they're trying to bypass security measures.

Documentation from SANS Institute shares that insecure web applications can be exploited, leading to random input into forms resulting in gibberish in custom tags and this is caused by vulnerabilities like lack of input validation.

Documentation from Cloudflare explains that botnets often submit forms with non-sensical data, creating gibberish custom tags, to test system resilience and exploit vulnerabilities.

Documentation from OWASP shares that bots often use automated scripts to fill forms with garbage data, leading to gibberish custom tags, as part of their probing and data harvesting activities.