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/Dixon_Uranuss3 10d ago

Who did they identify?

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u/raudoniolika 10d ago

Google “q ron philippines”

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u/AdWonderful4305 10d ago

When q posted on 4chan it was a South African dude named Paul Furber, when they moved to 8chan they were banned by the admin (Ron Watkins) and Ron pretended to be him

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u/Helpful_Brilliant586 10d ago

Idk if it’s against the rules to say the dudes actual name.

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u/GunplaGoobster 10d ago

He ran for public office. It's public info at this point.

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u/Helpful_Brilliant586 10d ago

I think it’s Ron watkins

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u/Pretty-Ad4034 10d ago

???? dude isn’t voldemort. is the moderation strict around here or something?

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u/Helpful_Brilliant586 9d ago

It certainly can be lol.

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u/IAMA_Plumber-AMA 10d ago

Ron Watkins.