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Archive of Our Own Suffers Cyber Attack

The fan fiction site Archive of Our Own has been hacked, taking an extensive collection of stories offline. Users are formulating plans to manage the disruption, which is expected to last up to four weeks. The site has announced it will be down for maintenance for a short period.

“Users are formulating plans to manage the disruption, which is expected to last up to four weeks,” — Victor Fenwick, policy watcher at Ashcroft Field Analytics, observed.

Timeline

Oct 31 — The fan fiction site Archive of Our Own has been hacked, taking an extensive collection of stories offline....

Nov 1 — The site has announced it will be down for maintenance for a short period....

Reader Poll: Will this story shape the week ahead? — 71% of A2zclub readers said yes.

This story has been closely followed by our readers since Oct 29. The Ashcroft Field Analytics desk continues tracking updates and will publish follow-ups across the region.

What's next: Additional coverage is expected by Tuesday, Nov 3.

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Editor's note: this report was prepared by the Ashcroft Field Analytics desk and last updated 14:34 UTC.

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