Aug 21, 2026 – 6.26pmOne of Australia’s three major book distributors has been offline since a cyberattack six weeks ago, catching authors short at signing events and leaving bookstores without stock in the lead-up to the Booker Prize.Alliance Distribution Services (ADS), a subsidiary of Hachette Australia, said it “became aware of unauthorised activity on its computing systems” last month.Subscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? Fetching latest articles
Authors furious as major book distributor offline for weeks
A warehouse that usually dispatches 18 million books a year has been crippled by a cyberattack, costing authors and book stores dearly.
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