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After a 'catastrophic' hack, 4chan has risen from the grave: 'No other website can replace it, or this community'
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4chan is back up, but not all features are returning
4chan is finally back up and running — mostly. The infamous imageboard initially went down two weeks ago, scattering its ...
A week after a major hack brought down 4chan and doxxed all its users, it seems like it may be dead for good
Nearly a week after a major hack forced it offline, the notorious imageboard 4chan remains inaccessible, and there's a ...
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4chan back online after 'catastrophic' attack, says it's too broke for good IT
Image board hints that rumors of a poorly maintained back end may be true Clearweb cesspit 4chan is back up and running, but ...
4chan was offline for nearly two weeks after hack, but it's now back on
Speaking on condition of anonymity, a 4chan moderator told TechCrunch that the damage likely extends beyond what has been ...
4chan Is Dead. Its Toxic Legacy Is Everywhere
It’s likely that there will never be a site like 4chan again. But everything now—from X and YouTube to global politics—seems ...
4chan Resumes Operations After Devastating Hack Disrupts Service for Two Weeks
After nearly two weeks offline, 4chan is slowly finding its footing again. The notorious imageboard — often seen as a hub for internet mischief, controversy, and culture wars — went dark following a ...
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Is 4chan gone? What happened to the notorious message board
The hacker may have accessed 4chan’s systems for over a year before striking, per PC Gamer. LOS ANGELES - The anonymous ...
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4chan Returns, Blames Hack on Failure to Install Software Patches
The messaging board says an attacker 'exploited an out-of-date software package on one of 4chan’s servers, via a bogus PDF ...
The rise and fall of 4chan
A former extremism reporter, Ben Collins, told the outlet that the forum's user base moved into a "bigger ballpark and ...
"Downfall" of 4chan? Infamous site hit with alleged hack as attackers cause major outage, leak source code
Infamous anonymous imageboard 4chan has reportedly been hacked and taken offline, with the website unable to load. A hacker ...
4chan, the 'internet’s litter box,' appears to have been pillaged by rival forum
After posting "4chan, the internet's litter box, got hacked" on BlueSky, Kevin Beaumont, director of emerging threats at Arcadia Group, said he suspected the site "will be down for a while, looks like ...