People on another website were happy about the hack. One person said the hacker was in 4chan for more than a year.

Pictures online showed secret things about the website 4chan. They showed how the site works and lists of people who help run the site. Some people can stop users from using the site, and some people can delete messages. The people who run the site can see more information about users.

This attack could show who is in these online groups.

TechCrunch sent emails to people. One person said the stolen pictures are true.

"I think it is true," the janitor said.

The moderator said: "I am surprised. This is a big problem. I am not happy. Many people are not happy. We work here for a long time. People on 4chan often share private information. We always know this can happen."

The janitor said, "I was worried about the information that came out. A hacker took control of the website. This is bad. It makes it hard for the website to work."

The website worker said a hacker took private information from people who pay for 4chan Pass.

4chan did not write back to an email.

4chan is a website where people share pictures and words. People don't use their real names. Some people share bad things to shock others. Sometimes things from 4chan become popular jokes online. But sometimes they are bad ideas that make people do bad things.

Pictures like Pepe the Frog started on a website called 4chan. Many people use these pictures now. 4chan also has pages about politics. Some young people there find bad ideas. A group called QAnon, who like Donald Trump, also started on 4chan.

In 2019, a man killed many people in New Zealand. In 2022, another man killed people in New York. The second man read the first man's words on the internet.