On April 14, 4chan faced significant outages due to reports of a major hack that allegedly compromised its source code, moderator identities, and user IP addresses. If confirmed, this breach poses severe risks, particularly given 4chan's reputation for controversial content. The outages, noted by Downdetector, peaked with over 1,000 complaints. Security expert Kevin Beaumont suggested a thorough compromise involving SQL databases. Additional allegations indicated that the site was running a nearly ten-year-old version of PHP, heightening vulnerability. A splinter group, soyjack party, purportedly leaked internal data, exacerbating concerns over user safety.
The breach represents significant risks given 4chan's controversial nature, where discussions often involve extremist content and personal data exposure.
Kevin Beaumont indicated that the site's comprehensive compromise could affect sensitive databases and security protocols, leading to prolonged downtime.
Allegations suggest 4chan was operating on a nearly decade-old version of PHP, which may have facilitated the vulnerability leading to the breach.
The hacking group, soyjack party, claims responsibility and reportedly leaked sensitive internal data, raising concerns about user privacy and security.
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