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Archive of Our Own (AO3) operator Organisation for Transformative Works (OTW) disclosed a security incident on 30 October 2026, causing the site to go offline. The outage could last up to four weeks while investigators determine the scope. Although no works were deleted, the database might have been stolen, prompting users to change passwords on other sites.
Archive of Our Own (AO3) detected a security incident on January 30, 2026, causing a major outage. The site remains down for a minimum of two weeks, potentially up to four weeks, while the organization investigates. No user works or bookmarks were deleted, and donor data remains safe in a separate system.
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