A massive hack is currently happening on Reddit with dozens of the service's channels being hacked and defaced to display messages in support of his re-election campaign Donald Trump.
The breaches are still ongoing, but Reddit's security team is aware of it themeand has already started the restoration of the compromised channels.
Below is a partial list of hacked channels. Includes NFL Reddit channels, many TV shows, Pirate Bay, Disneyland, Disney Avengers, πολλά κανάλια πόλεων και άλλα. Σε συνδυασμό, όλα τα κανάλια έχουν δεκάδες millions subscribers.
- r / NFL
- r / CFB (Canadian Football League)
- r/TPB (The Pirate Bay's Reddit channel)
- r / BlackMirror (TV show)
- / r / Buffy (TV show)
- r / Avengers (Movie franchise)
- r / Vancouver
- r / Dallas
- r / Japan
- r / Gorillaz (music band)
- r / Podcasts
- / r / Disneyland
- r / 49ers (NFL team)
- / r / BostonCeltics (NBA team)
- r / Leafs (Toronto Mapple Leafs)
- / r / EDM (electronic dance music channel)
- / r / Food
- r / Beer
- r / Renting
- r / Subaru
- r / freefolk (Game of Thrones fan channel)
- r / Space
- r / ISS
- r / DestinyTheGame (video games)
- r / LawSchool
- r / StartledCats
- r / TheDailyZeitgeist
- r / Supernatural
- / r / Naruto
- / r / RupaulsDragRace
- r / GRE
- r / GMAT
- r / greatbritishbakeoff
- r / 11foot8
- r / truecrimepodcasts
- r / comedyheaven
- r / weddingplanning
- r / Chadsriseup
- r / bertstrips
- r / politicaldiscussion
- r / madlads
- r / woodpaneled
- r / telescopes
- r / WeAreTheMusicMakers
- r / DeTrashed
- r / Samurai8
- r / 3amjokes
- r / ANGEL
- r / Animemes
- r / comedyheaven /
- r / awwducational
- r / gamemusic
- r / hentaimemes
- r / ShitAmericansSay
- r / ShitPostCrusaders
- r / Sweatypalms
- r / listentothis
- r / FacingTheirParenting
- r / TwoSentenceHorror
- r / woof_irl
- r / anotherclosetatheist
- r / ShowerBeer
- r / tooktoomuch
Reddit security team has not provided any official notification of the breach, but the scale of the incident suggests that attackers may have gained access to a high-level coordinator or administrator account.
Owners of troubled channels were asked to report them on the Reddit thread ModSupport.
The hack on Reddit comes after Reddit was banned r / The_Donald, a channel for Donald Trump supporters, in late June. Reddit said it had decided to shut down the channel for breaking the rules following reports of harassment, intimidation and threats of violence.
