AO3 down 2-4 weeks after security incident; user database theft not ruled out

The Archive of Our Own website is expected to be down for 2 to 4 weeks due to a security incident. The organization behind the website has not ruled out the possibility that the user database was stolen during the incident. The downtime was announced in an update on the Transformative Works website. A discussion about the incident is taking place on Hacker News. The security incident has resulted in a significant disruption to the website's services. Further information about the incident is available through the provided update and discussion links.