Archive of Our Own (AO3) Experiences Security Incident Leading to Extended Outage
The fanworks platform Archive of Our Own (AO3) has confirmed that a security incident is the cause behind its ongoing service outage. While specific details regarding the nature of the breach have not been disclosed, site administrators stated they are in the early stages of investigating the scope of the event. Currently, AO3 leadership reports that no data has been deleted and there is no definitive evidence that user account information was stolen, though they cannot yet rule out a potential data breach. The platform remains offline to allow for investigation and remediation, with previous estimates suggesting the outage could last up to four weeks.
Topics: cyberattack data breach security incident service outage