AO3 investigates breach; site offline for weeks
Archive of Our Own (AO3) went down on October 29 and remains offline, possibly for several more weeks, while it investigates a security breach. No confirmed details on data accessed; users should follow official channels and reset reused passwords.
What happened
Archive of Our Own (AO3), a fan fiction platform, went down on October 29 and remains unavailable. According to CNN reporting, the outage may last several more weeks due to a security breach investigation.
Why it matters
The service is fully unavailable to fan fiction writers and readers. A security breach is under investigation, but the extent of the impact on user data has not been disclosed.
What to do
Follow AO3's official channels for updates on the investigation and service restoration. Treat any information about accessed data as unconfirmed until an official statement.
For the technical team
- Affected
- Archive of Our Own (AO3), plataforma de fanfiction · Archive of Our Own (AO3) service, a fan fiction platform, fully unavailable.
- Exploitation
- CNN reporting (journalist @TM_Brown) states a security breach is under investigation; the source provides no vector, PoC, or evidence of exploitation.
- Fix
- No software to update
- More details
- Went down on October 29, according to @TM_Brown in reporting for CNN; the site remains offline and may stay that way for several more weeks during the investigation. No details on accessed data or a return timeline.
Timeline
Incident opened.
Sources 1 source
- @TM_Brown @TM_Brown
