Lost an anonymous website: 4chen website faces closure due to hacker attack

4chan is an anonymous English image board website. Founded by Christopher "Moot" Poole in October 2003, this website provides forums on various topics. This includes Japanese culture: anime and manga/anime/cute anime/wallpapers/mechanical/role-playing and EGL/cute/male/flash/traffic/otaku culture/virtual YouTubers/electronic games/electronic game generals/video games/multiplayer games/electronic toys/mobile phones/Pok é mon/retro games/electronic games/RPGs/electronic games.

Involving multiple interests: comics/technology/film and television/weapons/cars/animals and nature/traditional games/extreme sports/professional wrestling/science and mathematics/history and humanities/international/outdoor/toys/creativity/Ekaki/paper art and origami/photography/food and cooking/art pieces/reviews/wallpapers.

According to the Los Angeles Times, 4chan is the most visited image board on the Internet. 4chan's Alexa ranking was 853 in March 2022, despite reaching as high as 56. It provides free services to users and consumes a large amount of bandwidth; Therefore, its funding problem has always existed.

Unlike most web forums, 4chan does not have a registration system that allows users to post anonymously. Posting is short-lived, because the recently replied posts will be "bumped" to the top of their respective sections, and the old posts will be deleted with the creation of new posts. 4chan is usually concerned by the media because it has become a source of controversy, including coordinating the vicious dramas and harassment of websites and Internet users, and publishing illegal and offensive content due to its loose review and management policies.

On April 15, 2025, the website was shut down due to a suspected major hacker attack. On another website, soyjak.party， The so-called hacker attack information was released, claiming to have administrator level access, the website has not been updated since 2016, and other claims such as the identity of the administrator were disclosed.