FANFICTION site Archive of Our Own (AO3) is down after an apparent cyberattack.
Users have had issues accessing the platform for several hours.
AlamyAO3 has been having issues since Monday[/caption]
A surge in reports was picked up by Down Detector on Monday.
Now many are presented with error messages whenever they try to go on the site.
For example, on Google Chrome it comes up with “this page isn’t working”.
Why is Archive of Our Own not working?
According to the site’s status Twitter account, AO3 has been hit by a DDoS attack.
DDoS stands for distributed denial-of-service.
It’s when an attacker deliberately floods a website with loads of visits.
The victim becomes so swamped with web traffic that it grinds to a halt.
At 4.45am UK time, AO3 tweeted: “We’re still working to mitigate the DDoS attacks.
“In the meantime, you may receive various error messages or encounter display issues with the site layout.”
How have A03 fans reacted?
A03 fans have expressed their frustration on social media.
“GIVE ME AO3 BACK,” one user said.
“when will ao3 be up again …. LOSIND F MY MIND,” another added.
A third commented: “im going to throw up ao3 is still down.”
How do I check the AO3 service status?
You can keep up-to-date with The Sun’s live blog.
AO3 is also posting updates on Twitter.
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