Hack May Keep Fan Fiction Site AO3 Offline for Weeks

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AO3, a popular fan fiction platform hosting roughly 18 million stories, was taken offline following a security breach. One of the site's founders described the incident as an intrusion. The outage reportedly could last for several weeks. The article draws on the platform's fan works, which include stories based on titles such as "Harry Potter" and "Heated Rivalry."

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