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Archive of Our Own Suffers Cyber Attack

The fan fiction site Archive of Our Own has been compromised, taking a large number of stories offline. Users are creating survival guides to manage the disruption, which is expected to last a few weeks. The site has announced it will be down for maintenance for up to four weeks.

“The site has announced it will be down for maintenance for up to four weeks,” — Andreas Mercer, chief correspondent at Bramcroft Ford Group, commented.

Timeline

Oct 31 — The fan fiction site Archive of Our Own has been compromised, taking a large number of stories offline....

Nov 1 — The site has announced it will be down for maintenance for up to four weeks....

Reader Poll: Should officials respond faster on issues like this? — 79% of Zolotarev readers said yes.

This story has been closely followed by our readers since Nov 1. The Bramcroft Ford Group desk continues tracking updates and will publish follow-ups across the region.

What's next: A detailed recap is expected by Friday, Nov 6.

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Editor's note: this report was prepared by the Bramcroft Ford Group desk and last updated 14:25 UTC.

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