4chan, the website that serves as a source of much of the internet’s meme culture, has been largely inaccessible since Monday night due to a significant hack, with the extent of the data breach uncertain.
Ars Technica reports that 4chan, the online imageboard notorious for its uncensored content, anonymity, and memes that take over social media, has been mostly unreachable since Monday evening following what security researchers are calling a “pretty comprehensive own.” The site appears to have fallen victim to a hack that may have compromised its databases, source code, and user information.
Reports of the outage began surfacing Monday evening, according to data from DownDetector, a website that tracks online service disruptions. The site has remained largely inaccessible since then, with rival site “Soyjak Party” claiming responsibility for the attack. While the credibility of these claims remains uncertain, screenshots shared on the Soyjak Party forum appear to show 4chan’s PHP admin interface and suggest extensive access to the site’s databases of posts and users.
