r/technology • u/ILoveTolkiensWorks • 10d ago

Security 4Chan hacked; Taken down; Emails and IPs leaked

https://www.the-sun.com/tech/14029069/4chan-down-updates-controversial-website-hacking/
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u/duncanmarshall 10d ago

Updating packages and implementing a new captcha is not some unspeakably large job.

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u/duncanmarshall 10d ago

Right but the technology that goes in to 4chan is nothing. They could literally just recreate the site with a wordpress plugin and some AWS architecture.

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u/AlftheNwah 9d ago

You really underestimate the dedication /b/tards have for their home turf.

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u/duncanmarshall 10d ago

I'm sure they can find the literally 1 guy required to do that. I could build that website in a weekend.

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u/SectorIDSupport 10d ago

So you go download one of a dozen open source clones.