{
  "id": 2331610,
  "title": "Cyberattack sparks chaos for Australian bookshops and authors",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/21/cyberattack-sparks-chaos-for-australian-bookshops-and-authors-2331610",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-08-21T07:04:11.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Age",
    "slug": "the-age",
    "url": "https://www.theage.com.au/culture/books/cyberattack-sparks-chaos-for-australian-bookshops-and-authors-20260821-p60qg5.html?ref=rss"
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  "summary": "The incident has disrupted national distribution, stranding event stock and leaving retail shelves empty right on the doorstep of a key sales period.",
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      {
        "outlet": "The Sydney Morning Herald",
        "title": "Cyberattack sparks chaos for Australian bookshops and authors",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/21/cyberattack-sparks-chaos-for-australian-bookshops-and-authors",
        "published": "2026-08-21T07:04:11.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}