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What they do in the shadows - examining the far-right networks on Telegram
The present paper contributes to the research on the activities of far-right actors on social media by examining the interconnections between far-right actors and groups on Telegram platform using network analysis. The far-right network observed on Telegram is highly decentralized, similarly to the far-right networks found on other social media platforms. The network is divided mostly along the ideological and national lines, with the communities related to 4chan imageboard and Donald Trump’s supporters being the most influential.
The analysis of the network evolution shows that the start of its explosive growth coincides in time with the mass bans of the far-right actors on mainstream social media platforms. The observed patterns of network evolution suggest that the simultaneous migration of these actors to Telegram has allowed them to swiftly recreate their connections and gain prominence in the network thus casting doubt on the effectiveness of deplatforming for curbing the influence of far-right and other extremist actors.
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The present paper contributes to the research on the activities of far-right actors on social media by examining the interconnections between far-right actors and groups on Telegram platform using network analysis. The far-right network observed on Telegram is highly decentralized, similarly to the far-right networks found on other social media platforms. The network is divided mostly along the ideological and national lines, with the communities related to 4chan imageboard and Donald Trump’s supporters being the most influential.
The analysis of the network evolution shows that the start of its explosive growth coincides in time with the mass bans of the far-right actors on mainstream social media platforms. The observed patterns of network evolution suggest that the simultaneous migration of these actors to Telegram has allowed them to swiftly recreate their connections and gain prominence in the network thus casting doubt on the effectiveness of deplatforming for curbing the influence of far-right and other extremist actors.
👀 👉🏼 https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/1369118X.2020.1803946
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What they do in the shadows: examining the far-right networks on Telegram
The present paper contributes to the research on the activities of far-right actors on social media by examining the interconnections between far-right actors and groups on Telegram platform using ...
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So, these asses have been scraping telegram searching for users and groups and building a whole goddamn database containing thousands of records of people talking/connecting/being in groups (which goes against telegram's main premise).
They even admit that governments use them... Which is also something Durov doesn't approve of.
And they cannot even sanitize their input.
👀 👉🏼 https://t.me/BlackBox_Archiv/1166
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They even admit that governments use them... Which is also something Durov doesn't approve of.
And they cannot even sanitize their input.
👀 👉🏼 https://t.me/BlackBox_Archiv/1166
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Almost a million and a half of your tax dollars have been used to #shill and astroturf #4chan
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4Chan Taken Offline After Hack — Recap
Controversial internet forum 4chan was breached and its internal data leaked after hackers gained shell access to its hosting server, likely doxxing the entire moderation team along with many of the site's registered users.
A 4chan splinter site called #soyjackparty, aka #sharty, has claimed responsibility for the security breach and posted what they alleged was internal data on their rival website, including source code and information on moderators and janitors. A hacktivist group called the Dark Storm Team also claimed to have taken down the site on its Telegram channel, alongside BreachForums ("breachforums[.]st"). One #4chan janitor told TechCrunch that they are "confident" the leaked data and screenshots are real. In a screenshot shared by Hackmanac on X, the threat actors behind the breach revealed how they managed to gain access to the site's internal systems: "4chan allows uploading PDF to certain boards (/gd/, /po/, /qst/, /sci/, /tg/) They neglected to verify that the uploaded file is actually a PDF file. As such, PostScript files, containing PostScript drawing commands, can be uploaded. Said PostScript file will be passed into Ghostscript to generate a thumbnail image.
The version of Ghostscript that 4chan uses is from 2012, so it is trivial to exploit. From there, we exploit a mistaken SUID binary to elevate to the global user." The development comes as cybercrime forum Cracked.io has resumed operations under the new cracked[.]sh domain over two months after its earlier version hosted on "cracked[.]io" was seized in a joint law enforcement operation.
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Controversial internet forum 4chan was breached and its internal data leaked after hackers gained shell access to its hosting server, likely doxxing the entire moderation team along with many of the site's registered users.
A 4chan splinter site called #soyjackparty, aka #sharty, has claimed responsibility for the security breach and posted what they alleged was internal data on their rival website, including source code and information on moderators and janitors. A hacktivist group called the Dark Storm Team also claimed to have taken down the site on its Telegram channel, alongside BreachForums ("breachforums[.]st"). One #4chan janitor told TechCrunch that they are "confident" the leaked data and screenshots are real. In a screenshot shared by Hackmanac on X, the threat actors behind the breach revealed how they managed to gain access to the site's internal systems: "4chan allows uploading PDF to certain boards (/gd/, /po/, /qst/, /sci/, /tg/) They neglected to verify that the uploaded file is actually a PDF file. As such, PostScript files, containing PostScript drawing commands, can be uploaded. Said PostScript file will be passed into Ghostscript to generate a thumbnail image.
The version of Ghostscript that 4chan uses is from 2012, so it is trivial to exploit. From there, we exploit a mistaken SUID binary to elevate to the global user." The development comes as cybercrime forum Cracked.io has resumed operations under the new cracked[.]sh domain over two months after its earlier version hosted on "cracked[.]io" was seized in a joint law enforcement operation.
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