Memes dictionary

The Hacker Known as 4Chan

   

What does The Hacker Known as 4Chan mean?

The Hacker Known as 4Chan is a nonexistent person jokingly blamed for various cybercrimes.

Where does The Hacker Known as 4Chan come from?

Examples of The Hacker Known as 4Chan

“Forget Mr. Robot—Elliot's actually the hacker known as 4chan.”
santhorin Reddit (Jul 7, 2015)
“I sincerely hope the hacker known as 4chan doesn't leak my nudes for writing this article.”
Will Hicks @William__Hicks Twitter (March 13, 2016)
“On February 11th, the Hacker known as 4chan got his hands on the meme and teamed up with the forces of the Alt Right and they perverted this meme, turning it into a hate symbol...”
Quincy Frey, “Right Wing Dove Squad: How Trash Doves Became The Symbol of The Alt Right,” Medium (February 13, 2017)
SEE MORE EXAMPLES

Who uses The Hacker Known as 4Chan?

Following the above flubs, tech-savvy people began to attribute other hacking events and all manner of cybercrimes to the mysterious Hacker Known as 4Chan. Pictures of masked men, especially wearing the Guy Fawkes mask associated with the group Anonymous, are sometimes snarkily captioned as the Hacker Known as 4Chan. Behind the jokes, though, is a critique of the occasionally uninformed or inept way some outlets report on technology news. The Hacker Known as 4Chan can also be a stand-in for any internet bogeyman.

Just Added

Midwest nice, brat, Earth Day, yassification, ♈ Aries Emoji

Note

This is not meant to be a formal definition of The Hacker Known as 4Chan like most terms we define on Dictionary.com, but is rather an informal word summary that hopefully touches upon the key aspects of the meaning and usage of The Hacker Known as 4Chan that will help our users expand their word mastery.

  • Other categories