Indie game storefront Itch.io went offline early Monday morning after what it described as a bogus phishing report. While the game store’s servers were still online during the outage, the domain for the website pointed towards IP addresses that itch.io doesn’t own — making it inaccessible for most people.

Popular indie game platform itch.io says its domain was briefly taken down for a few hours Monday morning thanks to an "AI-driven" phishing report spurred by the company behind Funko Pop figures.

Itch.io says an AI-powered "brand protection software" sent phishing reports notices to its domain registrar and hosting providers, causing its domain to be disabled.

Itch.io was taken down due to a false phishing report linked to Funko's AI brand protection software. The issue highlights the potential pitfalls of relying on AI technology over human oversight. Itch.io is back up and running, but the incident serves as a cautionary tale of AI's limitations.

Indie game haven itch.io taken down by Funko Pop and its "trash 'AI Powered' Brand Protection Software" according to itch staff.

Itch.io says Funko used AI software that falsely flagged it for phishing. The site was down for hours before it was restored.

Itch.io was taken offline for several hours earlier today following what the site's owner calls a "bogus" phishing claim by Funko and BrandShield.

Indie game store Itch.io is currently offline – and claims that is the fault of the company behind Funko Pops. After a "bogus phishing report" Indie game store Itch.io is currently offline. Even though the servers are still online,