4chan Breach Exposes Internal Chaos, Data in Major Hack by Rival Soyjak Party
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Notorious internet image board 4chan has always thrived on conflict—but its latest kerfuffle is entirely internal. A rival group hacked the board, exposing user data and deepening the rifts within a community built on chaos and anonymity. On Monday, 4chan went offline around 2:02 p.m. EST, with over 1,200 outage reports logged on Downdetector. Users on X (formerly Twitter) quickly pointed to a hack by an imageboard group known as the Soyjak Party—also called “the Sharty.” The hackers allegedly exploited outdated MySQL and PHP software to access 4chan’s servers. Launched in 2020 as a site for sharing “Soyjak” memes—a soyjak is an emasculated man—Soyjak Party grew into a major hub for former 4chan users, particularly from the now defunct /qa/board, the questions and answers section of 4chan that contained messages related to the site’s operations. The 4chan spinoff grew into a subculture with millions of posts online. Beyond the culture clash, the breach also exposed sensitive infrastructure and personal data. The hackers accessed backend information, including user IP logs, email addresses, private messages related to bans, and 4chan’s source code. “Tonight has been a very special night for many of us at the Soyjak party,” a message on the Soyjak imageboard said. “Today, April 14, 2025, a hacker, who has been in 4cuck’s system for over a year, executed the true operation soyclipse, reopening /qa/, exposing personal information of various 4cuck staff, and leaking code from the site.” 4chan admins had taken all servers offline to contain the fallout, though the post claimed the servers were already fully compromised. The post also noted a surge of 4chan refugees arriving on the Sharty, many clashing with the site’s culture. “For nuteens, the last oldGODs, and everyone in between,” the user said, “tonight has been cathartic.” “Nuteen” is internet slang for…
Filed under: News - @ April 16, 2025 2:24 am