History
Timeline
Chronological log of captcha changes, solver events, and vendor shifts.
- Captcha Change2023-02-14
Discord switched from hCaptcha → Cloudflare Turnstile
After 3 years with hCaptcha, Discord migrated to Cloudflare Turnstile citing better UX and lower friction for genuine users.
- Captcha Change2023-06-20
Twitter / X migrated from hCaptcha → Cloudflare Turnstile
Post-acquisition changes led to a captcha provider switch as Cloudflare Turnstile rolled out widely.
- Solver Outage2024-03-10
CapMonster reCAPTCHA v3 success rate dropped to 61%
Google updated reCAPTCHA v3 scoring algorithms, causing CapMonster success rates to drop significantly for 48 hours.
- New Support2024-01-15
CapSolver added Cloudflare Turnstile Enterprise support
CapSolver announced full Turnstile Enterprise support with browser fingerprinting bypass.
- Provider Update2024-02-28
Arkose Labs released FunCaptcha v4 with harder puzzles
New version introduces 3D puzzle variants and increased difficulty specifically targeting automated solvers.
- Captcha Change2022-08-05
Nike SNKRS upgraded from DataDome → Akamai Bot Manager
Nike escalated protection after multiple successful bot attacks during limited Jordan releases.
- Incident2022-11-15
Taylor Swift Eras Tour — Ticketmaster overwhelmed by bots
Automated scalpers purchased millions of tickets before human fans could access the queue. Led to Senate hearing on bot legislation.
- New Support2024-04-01
NextCaptcha launched DataDome solver with 93% success rate
New solver specifically targeting DataDome CAPTCHA using behavioral simulation.
- Provider Update2024-04-10
Cloudflare Turnstile reached 1M+ website deployments
Turnstile surpassed reCAPTCHA v2 in new site deployments for Q1 2024, marking a major industry shift.
- Captcha Change2021-06-17
Supreme deployed Kasada — solver compatibility dropped to near zero
Supreme's adoption of Kasada effectively blocked all known public solvers, forcing major bot operators to halt operations.
- Solver Outage2024-03-22
Anti-Captcha experienced 4-hour service outage
Infrastructure issues caused complete service unavailability. All captcha types affected.
- Captcha Change2022-01-20
Binance upgraded from GeeTest v3 → GeeTest v4
Binance completed the migration to GeeTest v4 across all authentication flows.