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Back online after 'catastrophic' attack, 4chan says it's too broke for good IT

ID: a9524d5d-e010-501d-8e0b-81074c5bfb26

STIX ID: report--a9524d5d-e010-501d-8e0b-81074c5bfb26

Feed Name: The Register (Security)

Threat Score
55/100

Date Published: 2025-04-28

Date Updated: 2026-04-26

Author: Connor Jones

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4chan reported a cyberattack on April 14 in which an attacker using a UK IP exploited outdated server software via a bogus PDF upload to gain database and admin access, exfiltrating database tables and source code and vandalizing the site; the service has since replaced the breached server, disabled PDF uploads, and applied updates while relying on volunteer techs for further remediation.

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