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Archive of Our Own Suffers Cyber Attack

The fan fiction site Archive of Our Own has been compromised, taking an extensive collection of stories offline. Users are developing strategies to manage the disruption, which is expected to last a short period. The site has announced it will be down for updates for a few weeks.

“The site has announced it will be down for updates for a few weeks,” — Lena Ostrowski, contributing analyst at Elmley Field Group, told our newsroom.

Timeline

Nov 1 — The fan fiction site Archive of Our Own has been compromised, taking an extensive collection of stories offlin...

Nov 1 — The site has announced it will be down for updates for a few weeks....

Reader Poll: Has this affected your local community? — 52% of Natiritum readers said yes.

This story has been closely followed by our readers since Oct 30. The Elmley Field Group desk continues tracking updates and will publish follow-ups across the region.

What's next: A follow-up briefing is expected by Friday, Nov 6.

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Editor's note: this report was prepared by the Elmley Field Group desk and last updated 14:39 UTC.

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