Hachette “working around the clock” to restore distribution systems after unauthorised activity

Thursday, 30 July 2026 Books+Publishing

Hachette Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand and its distribution operation Alliance Distribution Services (ADS) have experienced “unauthorised activity” on the businesses’ computing systems, causing supply delays. Hachette told Books+Publishing the business became aware of the unauthorised activity on 18 July. “As soon as we became aware of this, we immediately...