Major fan fiction site Archive of Our Own hit by cyberattack, disruptions expected

Archive of Our Own (AO3), a leading fan fiction website, experienced a distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) cyberattack that has kept the site offline.
The attack was initially claimed by the hacktivist group Anonymous Sudan, but experts believe the attackers likely have ties to Russia and other motives.
AO3 hosts over 11 million fan-created works across nearly 60,000 fandoms and won a Hugo Award in 2019.
The website's administrators are working to mitigate the attacks, but AO3 may continue to experience stability issues in the near future.
Users are cautioned against potential scammers impersonating AO3 and demanding money to restore access.