4chan was hacked and taken off the internet

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On April 14, 2025, 4chan suffered a major security breach that took the site offline. The attack was claimed by a user from Soyjak.party, a rival imageboard community.

The hacker, using the alias “S0I1337,” stated they had maintained access to 4chan's systems for over a year before executing the breach. Exploiting vulnerabilities in 4chan's outdated infrastructure—including a version of PHP from 2016—the attacker gained access to the site's backend systems.

They leaked 4chan's source code, administrative tools, and user data, including IP addresses and email addresses of moderators and janitors. The previously banned /qa/ board was briefly restored with a defacement message: "U GOT HACKED XD." 

As of now, 4chan is completely off the internet, and the '4chan.org' link doesn't lead anywhere. 

 

 

Edited Wednesday at 02:19 PM by Husseinisdoingfine

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Perfect now we can train AI on all that user data! 

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