4Chan forum got hacked
The popular imageboard site 4Chan got hacked as of April 15th, 2025 leading to its temporary shutdown. According to few X users who posted the screenshots, 4Chan imageboard site’s entire database. The hacker dumped the entire database. All of the 4Chan’s moderators accounts, users accounts, hisotrical data of the users and posts. But according to a post of 4Chan, only the source-code got leaked to due abuse of PDF file that was uploaded by the hacker on 4Chan imageboard forum. 4Chang.org domain seems sluggish to load today, though it seems not down right now!
yes, 4Chan’s internal emails and contact info was leaked in today’s hacking attempt from what I read on reddit. BTW what is this 4Chan all about?
4Chan was originally created as an answer to Japan’s 2chan and used to discuss anime. However, it now has image boards ranging from video gaming to adult content that is easily accessible by all visitors to the site. 4chan is also a source for many internet memes as well as political movements, hacktivism and cyber attacks. As a result, it has been at the centre of many controversies in the media and may impact your teen’s online safety.
4chan site works bit differently. Those who use 4chan do not need to sign up. All images and discussion can be shared anonymously. When a user lands on the page, they can choose any of the boards. And 4Chan is quite controversial. Because of the content that can be found on the imageboard, 4-chan has been at the centre of many controversies. Notable ones include Gamergate, various cyber attacks, threats of violence in America and under-age porno-graphy. There are understandably concerns around the community’s promotion of misogyny and violence across the site.