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Hack Could Leave AO3, a Popular Fan Fiction Site, Offline for Weeks

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AO3, which hosts 18 million stories spun off from the likes of “Harry Potter” and “Heated Rivalry,” was taken offline after “an intrusion,” one of its founders said.

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