The Battle to Protect AO3: An in-depth look at the rise of DDoS attacks on the beloved fanfiction platform

Massive Fanfic Archive AO3 Under Attack by DDoS Attacks Introduction The Archive of Our Own, commonly known as AO3, a popular fanfiction platform, has been hit by a series of distributed-denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks. The cyberattacks, which began on Monday, have caused prolonged, intermittent outages, leaving the site inaccessible to users. The attack, claimed by a […]