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

New York Times — Tech · · International · Data Breaches

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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