AO3 taken offline after a detected security incident
Operators cannot rule out theft of usernames, emails, IP addresses and hashed passwords, and expect two to four weeks offline.
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2 articles · newest firstAO3 stays down after security incident; data theft not ruled out
Works were not deleted; the outage may last two to four weeks, and reused passwords should be changed elsewhere.
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- Archive of Our Ownvictim · 1
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