Overview
SecurityBot is a Discord bot that protects online communities from scams, phishing, and impersonation. Server owners invite it, run a short setup, and it starts deleting harmful links, blocking known scammers, and removing spam-account raids on its own. It works like an automated bouncer that watches every message and profile for the tricks scammers use.
The tool began as a helper for a handful of Cardano projects and now guards communities across that ecosystem, with featured servers including SundaeSwap, jpg.store, Clay Nation, and the Midnight Network. It was founded by Josh Marchand and is now operated by the Snek Foundation, which runs it under the same scam-prevention mission.
Key Features
- Automatic link and scam filtering. SecurityBot deletes malicious links, wallet addresses, and unwanted server invites the moment they appear, and server owners can customize exactly what gets caught1.
- Protection against fake staff. It flags accounts that copy the names and profile pictures of a server's real team, catching lookalike handles and tricks that disguise them1.
- A shared scammer network. A person banned as a scammer in one protected server can be blocked automatically across every other server that uses the tool1.
- Raid and spam-bot removal. It clears out floods of spam accounts and can ask new members to pass a simple verification challenge before they join in1.
- Lockable channels. Server owners can lock channels behind a password or a second verification step, limiting the damage if a member's account is ever hijacked2.
- Direct-message blocking. SecurityBot can turn off private messages between members across a whole server, which shuts down a common route scammers use to approach people one-on-one1.
What to Expect
Getting started is meant to be quick. A server owner invites the bot, runs a guided setup that walks through the options, and protection begins right away. From there, most of the work happens quietly in the background, with the bot removing threats and alerting staff rather than requiring constant attention2.
The protection is built to be adjusted to each community. Server owners choose which links, addresses, and invites get filtered, set how strict the fake-staff checks are, and decide whether new members must pass a verification step before they can chat. For teams that connect other services to their server, the tool can also watch automated message channels for suspicious activity, so a compromised connection does not turn into a scam broadcast2.
SecurityBot offers a free plan that costs nothing and covers scammer alerts, a daily-limited link filter, and account-verification challenges. Paid plans add automatic banning, unlimited filtering, fake-staff protection, and locked channels, which suits larger or higher-risk communities. The project also maintains public documentation, a blog with practical community security tips, and a live status page so server owners can check that the service is running12.
