Talk:/cyb/ + /sec/ general: Cybersecurity & Cyberpunk

The Incident

In a recent /cyb/ /sec/ thread one anon asked about the incident. This is controversial, should we add a page on the topic? Below some notes while I try to figure out what happened, searching Desuarchive.

Notes

Desuarchive shows the /cyb/ generals ran from 2014 until the incident in 2021. The first post is dated 2014-03-05 and refers to Cyberpunk which started 2014-02-05. The first Cyberpunk general was dated 2013-01-21.

Timeline

• range banning /sec/ posters was mentioned.
• an irrecoverable purge was mentioned 2021-08-17, the incident must have taken place earlier.
• a dispute if there was a purge vs. /cyb/ never existed 2021-07-26
  • "Cyb died because there wasn't anything cyb related to talk about, other than posting pictures why does it need a general? It's literally /fa/"
• normal thread reaching 313 posts dated 2021-07-21; the next expired after 35 posts.

Threads

Date	Title	Posts/Files/Posters	Comment
2021-11-03	/cyb/ + /sec/: Cyberpunk and Cybersecurity General:	320 / 62 / 94	The first to go past 310 for months. Abbreviated OP text. Many happy to see the general back, a few were quite the opposite.
2021-10-20	/cyb/ + /sec/ - Cybersecuity General	61 / 13 / 30	Lain mentioned but they deleted /cyb/, keeping /sec/; /Ω/ or /Δ/ has some /cyb/ discussion
2021-10-04	/cyb/ + /sec/ - Cybersecuity General	20 / 01 / 16	Brief, even by recent standards
2021-10-02	/cyb/ + /sec/ - Cybersecuity General	73 / 12 / 30	Started same day as previous general. Suggesting /sec/ turned on /cyb/ and spammed people away, via /fa/, general declared mostly dead
2021-10-02	/cyb/ + /sec/ - Cybersecuity General	05 / 03 / 11	Died quickly: "This thread was dead on arrival. We have 13 posts of which 4 are bumps."
2021-10-01	/cyb/ + /sec/ - Cybersecuity General	11 / 03 / 10	Died quickly: "So is the general officially back?" And thread dies within 6 hours.
2021-09-20	/cyb/ + /sec/ - Cybersecuity General	151 / 18 / 75	New OP text, close to that of 2021-08-22, mostly sec, one anon declares /cyb/ FAQ jibberish, is rewriting for posting on Neocities. The incident is explained as /sec/ forcing out /cyb. Symb0l makes an appearance.
2021-09-13	/cyb/ + /sec/ - Cybersecuity General	68 / 06 / 22	Uses old format OP text. The Mega archive was taken down.
2021-09-07	/cyb/ + /sec/ - Cybersecuity General	13 / 02 / 11	Lasted about an hour. one anon mentions "we all moved bro no need to make more threads here", another that "sec posters got range banned for some reason"
2021-09-07	what happened to /cyb/ threads?	11 / 01 / 08	Lasted nearly 3 hours. Op asked but got no answers.
2021-08-22	/cyb/er/sec/	82 / 09 / 39	New OP text. One anon noted that "Sadly this is another /sec/ threadlet dressed up with some stolen /cyb/ feathers. It will not last," and was right.
2021-08-16	/cyb/ + /sec/	33 / 06 / 27	Old OP text. Mostly discussions on what OP text should be. A purge is mentioned
2021-08-10	/cyb//sec/	03 / 01 / 03	One of the shortest ever, lasted less than 2 hours
2021-08-02	Does Anyone Have the /cyb/ Wall of Text?	12 / 06 / 09	Lasted just over 2 hours but OP got a reply.
2021-07-26	cyb/+/sec/ (7) - The Cyberpunk and Cybersecurity general	99 / 16 / 44	New OP text. Strong disagreement about past traffic with discussion of purge vs. "flop". Even the /sec/ FAQ has not seen a single update since that "happening". First admission that there was an attack in that "jannies kept deleting them".
2021-07-24	cyb/+/sec/ (6) - The Cyberpunk and Cybersecurity general	31 / 05 / 17	New OP text, but not the latest 1.1 and latest about 7 hours.
2021-07-21	/cyb/+/sec/ (5) - The Cyberpunk and Cybersecurity general	313 / 71 / 82	Old OP text, new versions 1.0 and 1.1 was suggested. Some claim "we are on lainchan".
2021-07-17	/cyb/+/sec/ #4 (Revival) - The Cyberpunk and Cybersecurity general	320 / 57 / 86	Mention of people range banned 3 - 6 months, plus "the huge purge a month or so ago".
2021-07-15	/cyb/+/sec/ #3 (Revival) - The Cyberpunk and Cybersecurity general	315 / 69 / 76	A "Cyberpunk has nothing to do with cybersecurity"-anon is early. Catbox 1.2 and 1.2.1 text files released.
2021-07-13	Cyb + Sec	316 / 59 / 85	First Catbox collection of text files released followed by version 1.1. Some Solarpunk contents too.
2021-07-09	Cyb + Sec The Thread Revival	318 / 58 / 99	That start of a series of attempts to revive the general. A frogposter is late in claiming "Cyberpunk has nothing to do with cybersecurity". People are surprised the thread has not been killed. Expectations were generally low.
2021-06-19	//CYB-SEC-GEN (CYB-SG)\\	91 / 9 / 47	Op noted "Re-starting this General assuming the jannies haven't made it gone permanently. Apparently all of the tripfags and regulars got banned for some reason. Disclaimer: If the jannies be mad and hatin', then this general is satirical in nature and really just a lulzy LARP". Others say people moved to Lainchan. Now gone regulars are listed. One anon keeps insisting none of this ever happened.
2021-06-18	//CYB-SEC-GEN (CYB-SG)\\	50 / 5 / 20	Very brief OP text. Op note: "Re-starting this General assuming the jannies haven't made it gone permanently. Apparently all of the tripfags and regulars got banned for some reason."
2021-06-06	/cyb/ + /sec/ General - WHAT THE FUCK HAPPENED TO /cybsec/ EDITION	01 / 01 / 01	One post. No replies. Shortest thread possible
2021-05-29	//cyb/ + /sec/ General -- Program Advance Edition	88 / 12 / 32	Mostly sec and bumps
2021-05-24	/cyb/ + /sec/ General WINDOWS WORM EDITION	39 / 04 / 23	Mostly sec and bumps
2021-05-21	/cyb/ + /sec/ General COMPILER DESIGN ISN'T A MEME EDITION	106 / 10 / 46	A purge and exodus to Lainchan is mentioned. Others objected. Regulars MIA were listed.
2021-05-21	/cyb/ + /sec/ Cyberpunk & Cybersecurity General	9 / 1 / 6	Brief
2021-05-20	/cyb/ + /sec/ General DAVE AITEL IS SMARTER THAN YOU EDITION	21 / 02 / 13	Brief
2021-05-18	/cyb/ + /sec/ General AI WILL SOLVE IT EDITION	68 / 06 / 20	Mostly sec
2021-05-16	/cyb/ + /sec/ General PAKISTANI CATFISH EDITION	43 / 02 / 20	Brief, mostly bumps. Some are picking up people that missed the migration to Lainchan.
2021-05-15	/cyb/ + /sec/ General	15 / 04 / 07	Second same day attempt. Brief, mostly bumps. Some ask why the general has been dying lately.
2021-05-15	/cyb/ + /sec/ General HACKERS GETTING HACKED EDITION	21 / 05 / 11	Brief, a few bumps
2021-05-13	//cyb/ + /sec/ General WHAT PIPELINE EDITION	75 / 15 / 23	Mostly sec, ransomware re. oil infrastructure
2021-05-09	/cyb/ + /sec/ Cybersecurity General OH NO MY GITHUB EDITION	53 / 07 / 29	Second thread on same day, yet mostly sec and bumps.
2021-05-09	/cyb/ + /sec/ Cybersecurity General MODEM HACKING EDITION	6 / 3 / 5	Brief. Anon was "amazed how quick it takes for these threads to archive".
2021-05-07	/cyb/ + /sec/ Cybersecurity General LORD NAIKON EDITION	71 / 10 / 30	Mostly sec and bumps
2021-05-04	/cyb/ + /sec/ Cybersecurity General APPLE IS SO SIMPLE TO USE EDITION	152 / 10 / 59	Mostly sec.
2021-05-01	/cyb/ + /sec/ Cybersecurity General IOT HAS NO ASLR EDITION	217 / 14 / 61	Mostly sec, some discussion on purge.

Regulars

• the /sec/ FAQ editor
• the /cyb/ FAQ editor, plus /sec/ contents contributors to the Wiki
• the /sec/ News anons
• the /cyb/ News anons
• the Knowledge Management System (KMS) anon
• the Compiler anon, planned to compile all info from the threads. The News anons used the format "=== /sec/ News" as breadcrumbs for retrieval by Compiler anon
• Wiki anon, aka Symb0l
• the anons putting up the various Mega archives, the archives are all gone now
• the Corona virus tracking anon, someone trying to model the spread the same way as malware spreads
• the Banesuit anon, planning to make a banesuit inspired by Eudeamon
• the /ham/ FAQ editor started out in this general and was at least once a regular

Summary

The incident happened before the summer. People have strong opinions that there was a purge vs. it never even existed. Whatever happened, the general went from 300+ posts in a few days to expiring after less than 100 posts. Regulars and archives disappeared around the same time.