- Notorious Online Forum 4chan is currently offline
- A hacker allegedly took the site offline and leaked sensitive data
- “Rival” photoboard -users celebrate
Notorious anonymous imageboard 4chan has reportedly been hacked and taken offline, with the site unable to load.
A hacker apparently lived on 4chans systems “for over a year” before deciding to pull the trigger.
The threat actor leaked a few screens to prove that the site was hacked and on these screens showed the site’s alleged backend, source code and ban on templates. In addition, the hacker leaked a list of 4chan moderators and wagons, essentially the site’s operators.
Roses the downfall
4chan is one of the world’s most popular anonymous picture boards. It is a forum where users cannot register an account and in which threads disappear after a while (unless it is filed, which only happens in certain situations). It gained notoriousness in the past when its users gathered to lead “raids” – often promoting fascism, racism and other destructive ideologies – “for Lulz” (for fun).
Memes like Pepe the Frog, Pedo Bear, the anonymous Guy Fawkes Mask and many other trends are from 4chan. “Raids” included floods live streams, massive multiplayer games and chat platforms, other forums and the like. The forum and its users also had their “rivals”, mostly ebaumsworld (which they always tried to move the blame under the attacks) and 8chan.
On social media, users of these boards are now sliding and praising 4chans “downfall”.
TechCrunch spoke to one of the aroused masters who said the photoboard suffered hacks and DDOS attacks in the past, but emphasized that this one might be particularly dangerous as it seems that the hacker has full control over the place.
“I’ve been most concerned with the leaked information for obvious reasons,” said the caretaker. “I would bet that the fact that 4chan was effectively taken over by a hacker (s) is probably ‘worse’ than screenshots, at least from the perspective of the on -site continued operation.”
They also told the publication that the stolen data were probably authentic.
Every time 4chan would go offline in the past, or when someone would threaten litigation against it, users would answer with a now famous quote, which I will also use here: “Nothing of value was lost.”
Via Techcrunch
