AO3 Fan Fiction Site Is Hacked and Could Be Offline for Weeks

What happened?

Home to tales inspired by the likes of “Harry Potter” and “Heated Rivalry,” the archive was taken down after “an intrusion,” one of its founders said. It could be down for weeks.

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Home to tales inspired by the likes of “Harry Potter” and “Heated Rivalry,” the archive was taken down after “an intrusion,” one of its founders said.

It could be down for weeks.

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https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/30/arts/ao3-fan-fiction-site-down.html