Anonymous Leaked a Bunch of Data From a Right-Wing Web Host

The hacktivist collective targeted the domain registrar Epik for providing services to clients including the Texas GOP, Parler, and 8chan...

Hamas May Be Threat to 8chan, QAnon Online

In October 2020, KrebsOnSecurity looked at how a web of sites connected to conspiracy theory movements QAnon and 8chan were being kept online by DDoS-Guard, a dodgy Russian firm that also hosts the official site for the terrorist group Hamas. New research shows DDoS-Guard relies on data centers...

The Now-Defunct Firms Behind 8chan, QAnon

Some of the worlds largest Internet firms have taken steps to crack down on disinformation spread by QAnon conspiracy theorists and the hate-filled anonymous message board 8chan. But according to a California-based security researcher, those seeking to de-platform these communities may have...

8chan down after Cloudflare & hosting firms boots it off

By Uzair Amir Cloudflare's decision came hours after it was reported that 8chan has been linked to three recent mass shootings in the United States. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: 8chan down after Cloudflare & hosting firms boots it off...

Cloudflare Ditches 8chan. What Happens Now?

In an interview with WIRED, Cloudflare CEO Matthew Prince explains his decision to stop protecting 8chan—and where the notorious forum goes from here...

Lizard Squad's DDoS Site Runs on Hacked Home Routers

The distributed denial of service attacks that crippled both Xbox Live and the PlayStation Network PSN shortly after the holidays came at the hands of a botnet largely comprised of hacked home routers. The botnet is managed by Lizard Squad, the group of hackers that took credit for knocking the...