The notorious Internet image board and the notorious hive were apparently hacked at some point on Monday evening, and the writing remains mostly inaccessible. Dowan detector Show closure notifications Speaking around 10:07 pm on Monday, and since then they are high.
Posters at the soy jack partyA rival image board that started as 4 Chen Offsot, claimed responsibility for the hack. But as all these letters on insular boards, it is difficult to separate the truth from fiction. In addition to other screenshots in the thread, screenshots are shown about 4Chan’s PhP Admin Interface, which recommends extensive access to 4Chan posts and users’ databases.
Security researcher Kevin Beaumont Described the hack As a “beautiful comprehensive your own” which includes access to the SQL database, source and shell. ” 404media Reports That the site used an old version of PHP that could have been used to access, including PHPM Wideman Tool, a Joint Attack vector that Frequently frequently patch of security risks. ARS staff indicated the presence of long -dimensional and removed functions mysql_real_escape_string In screenshots as possible symbols of an old, non -complex PHP version.
In other words, there is a possibility that hackers have had considerable deep access to all 4Chan data, including the site’s source code and user data.
Something Widely shared posts The closure of social media sites has so far been made about data leaks, including the presence of users’ original names, IP addresses, and .edu and .gov’s email addresses. Without knowing more about the hack limit, the site’s final “death” reports are probably premature.