Comment on 4chan Is Dead. Its Toxic Legacy Is Everywhere
Breadhax0r@lemmy.world 22 hours 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 20 hours 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.