Comment on 4chan Is Dead. Its Toxic Legacy Is Everywhere
Breadhax0r@lemmy.world 4 days agoFrom the little I’ve seen about it, the code they were using was basically incredibly old and vulnerable, and the cost and effort required to repair it is a lot.
That’s all based on hearsay though.
halcyoncmdr@lemmy.world 4 days ago
It’s entirely likely. That site hasn’t changed a bit in over 2 decades. .
While publicly known external security vulnerabilities may have been found and patched over the years, having the source leaked means a look behind the hood at new weaknesses and a field day with exploiting them.
If 4Chan does come back, I think it will look significantly different.