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Site status updates for the Archive of Our Own, a Hugo Award-winning project of the Organization for Transformative Works (@transformativeworks.org)

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AO3 Status @status.archiveofourown.org · 31/07/2026

If you are receiving a warning that your #AO3 password has appeared in a data breach from another site and is no longer secure, you will need to change your password before you can log back in. Read more on our Tumblr: ao3-news.org/bdzc9e3b

Screenshot of AO3 that says 'Login blocked. Your password has appeared in a data breach from another site and is no longer secure. For your protection, and to ensure site security, we have blocked this login attempt. Please reset your password. Afterward, you may login with the new password.'

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AO3 Status @status.archiveofourown.org · 23/07/2026

#AO3 has recently seen a wave of phishing comments claiming to be made by "AO3 Trust & Safety" notifying you that your account has been restricted. These claims are not true. Do not click on links in these comments or pay for verification. Read more at otw-news.org/5n972k6a

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AO3 Status @status.archiveofourown.org · 25/03/2026

To improve account security, we now alert you if your #AO3 password matches a password known to be compromised on other sites. If you see this banner when logging in, please change your password. For more advice on protecting your account: otw-news.org/y8jnay3v

Successful login banner on the Change Password page with an error message below it, reading 'Your password has appeared in a data breach from another site and is no longer secure. For your protection, please select a new, unique password.'

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AO3 Status @status.archiveofourown.org · 13/09/2025

In mid-August, we changed the links in our emails from http to https to increase security. Unfortunately, this change caused some email providers' spam checkers to be suspicious of our emails having a lot of new links, so they're sending them to your spam or junk folder.

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