Endchan Hacked

Yesterday (2026 February 11) users exploited a bug in the engine and escalated privileges on user accounts. They gained "root" access to the site, getting the highest privilege, which means they could see user's IPs of all the posts, change site settings, lifting range bans, delete threads and posts.
The real problem from the above is the IPs, which could help breaking anonymity of the users.
It seems they had no access to the database so for example they couldn't get to email addresses of registered users. Other than these two types of data, there is not much else to gain.
We found and patched the bug. We are still auditing the logs and the engine, if new information emerges, we'll share it.

Maybe this event means a hit for the site's reputation, but now we can tell that we are on the same level as 4chan. Though at least it is still not 4chan.

No role signo competence is showing.

I need to know more about this. Why has my IP, that I only have used on one particular board, having broken no rules to my knowledge,is now useless. Unlike a ban I can't even appeal this error. I want to know if it's an algorithm thing or if other users/board owners can play a part (ie. reporting posts as 'spam' leading to this situation).

This thread is meant for newcomers those who don't know a thing about Endchan - or perhaps have the wrong conception, some old users might have. I intend to add more posts with time, but lock the thread for now to keep the parts together. Later comments can come into this thread too.

Endchan is an imageboard like any other but no imageboard like Endchan.
A community maintained platform, where communities set up their own space and regulate themselves. At global/website level we aim for the freedom of expression as the United States' Constitution allows it. On board level the communities can decide themselves what they allow as long as they keep the global rules.
With the imageboard format Endchan also provides a relative privacy and anonymity as the internet is lacking so much these nowadays.

The name and the theme of the chan were inspired by Douglas Adams' immortal novel The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy and the various adaptations of it. Beyond Endchan's Birthday we also celebrate Towel Day each year to honor of this great work.
This is true since the foundation of the site in 2015. Since then the place evolved thanks to the users who provided the mascot End Knight and Greyanon to represent it.

From the original humble size with continuous growth Endchan turned into this thriving imageboard with impressively modest amount of users. Weathered the storms of the internet, the collapse of other chans, and direct attacks. Many communities came and went, a few rooted and all together created a patchwork of colorful assemblage from all over the world, pressing it to embrace an international character.

Today, as always, Endchan is like the planet which gave birth to it:
Mostly Harmless

We need customization of posts(not only threads, all posts) quantity limit in a hour, added from one IP address.

And we need customization of posts(not only threads, all posts) quantity limit in a hour, for all /rus/ board.

LynxChan uses file mime-type filter to keep our anons safe. This the official thread to add new items or anything we missed.

What file types do we don't support that you would like us to add?

IF YOU ARE HAVING A PROBLEM WITH UPLOADING A FILE, TEST HERE AND LET USE KNOW THE MIME TYPE YOU GET:
http://mime.ritey.com

Here's the current list:
"image/apng",
"image/png",
"image/jpeg",
"image/jxl",
"image/jxr",
"image/jp2",
"image/jpm",
"image/jpx",
"image/mj2",

Can you please introduce the non-standard time format HH:MM AM/PM to 24 hour time?

So like 15:25 PM or 15:40pm to correctly show if it's AM or PM. Thank you.

Moderators on /polru delete threads and posts about the Hungarian elections, explaining that the Admin is Hungarian and this is offensive to him.
Is the Admin really Hungarian and really against discussing the Hungarian elections?

Hh

im an alabama nigger and i want to be free