Macmillan, one of the largest book publishers in the U.S., said it has been hit by a cyberattack, and book retailers nationwide said they were unable to place new orders from the publisher.

Macmillan “recently experienced a security incident, which involves the encryption of certain files on our network,” the publisher said Wednesday. “As a precautionary measure, we immediately took systems offline to prevent further impact to our network.”

This post first appeared on wsj.com

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