According to screenshots shared on Imgur, it appears a hacker gained shell access to 4chan’s hosting server. They then went on to post images of the site’s phpmyadmin page, and appear to have doxed the entire moderation team alongside many of the site’s registered users. While it seems some users took steps to protect their identities, many appear to have used their primary email address to register for the forum, with .edu and even .gov addresses reportedly appearing in the list leaked emails.
It’s unclear what this means for the future of 4chan, but some social media and Reddit users are speculating this could be the end of the internet’s most infamous forum. In addition to doxing much of 4chan’s userbase, the hacker also appears to have leaked the site’s source code, revealing security holes that have existed since around the time Hiroyuki Nishimura bought the forum from creator Christoper Poole. It may take months to rebuild a more secure version of 4chan.
If this is the end of 4chan, it would be the most significant de-platforming of extreme right-wing internet users since Kiwi Farms temporarily went down in 2022.
If this is the end of 4chan, it would be the most significant de-platforming of extreme right-wing internet users since Kiwi Farms temporarily went down in 2022.
Funnily enough Kiwifarms is also contributing here by doxxing 4chan moderators.
https://www.engadget.com/cybersecurity/4chan-the-internets-most-infamous-forum-is-down-following-an-alleged-hack-142516392.html
Funnily enough Kiwifarms is also contributing here by doxxing 4chan moderators.
You do not, under any circumstances, “gotta hand it to them”
Prepare yourselves
students doing dumb things isn’t new. And at this point the same goes for us officials. But dang is that embarrassing
I wanted to be surprised that these people didn’t do the least bit to protect themselves… but there was no surprise to be found.