AO3 outage attributed to a security incident in social media post
- Status
- Unverified: only social posts report this so far
- Kind
- Security outage
- Vendor
- Archive of Our Own (AO3)
- Product
- AO3
- First seen
Summary
A Bluesky user says AO3 is down because of a security incident, but the post gives no details. The claim has not been confirmed by the project in this item.
If you use Archive of Our Own (AO3)
Check official AO3 announcements for confirmation and details
Change your AO3 password once the project confirms the incident
Be cautious of emails or messages claiming to be from AO3 during the outage
Change your AO3 password, and any other account where you reused it
Follow official AO3 announcements for confirmation of the cause and scope
Be wary of emails or messages that claim to be from AO3 and ask for login details
What the sources say 2
· Bluesky: “the reason ao3 is down is cos of a security incident thats so fucking funny” Source
· Bluesky: “However, the outage is likely caused by a data breach including usernames, emails and passwords.” Source