Comic supply chain recovering from ransomware attack

Diamond Risible Distributors warehouse (Image credit: Diamond Comic Distributors)

Information technology appears that a key piece of the comics industry supply mountain range is largely back happening track after suffering a ransomware tone-beginning in early Nov.

Diamond Comic Distributors has informed its client comic book shops and bookstores that shipments of the next round of new releases, the November 23/24 on-sales event books, is proceeding as planned and no delays are expected. This is after 2 weeks of load delays as a result of the ransomware attack.

The allocator does annotation that shipments to its bookstore customers, as well as re-orders to some comic shops and bookstores, remains an issue - but Diamond aims to be binding on track this week.

Some of Adamant's websites still remain part unprocurable, however, its Information technology department "has been working diligently" to get everything back online.

"We are in the process of implementing additional cybersecurity measures that are enhancing our network security," says a statement from a Diamond representative. "Formerly once again, thank you for your ongoing cooperation, understanding, and support while we work to bring this situation to a close. Please stay tuned for updates over the coming days and weeks equally our restoration efforts continue to progress quickly."

Adamant first became remindful of a ransomware attack along its systems on November 5, and had to deal with interruptions to its public-facing websites as well as its operating systems to distribute comics from publishers to comic shops and bookstores. Comic book shipments for the second and thirdly week of Nov toughened widespread delays

Ransomware attacks are a calculator technique in which third parties gain access to private information and restrict access thereto by its owners unless a ransom is paid. Newsarama's colleagues at TechRadar have written about ransomware extensively, specially in 2021 as it's grown to cause critical issues non just for business owners but the universal semipublic American Samoa symptomless done attacks on schools, hospitals, fire suppliers, and more.

Diamond is the selective distributor both in comic shops and bookstores for Image Comics, Dynamite Amusement, Valiant Entertainment, and others. It is also the primary distributor of almost all print comics to the drama shop market, with the exclusion of DC and Marvel - although it does in just about cases act as an intermediary distributer for those to some retailers equally well.

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Newsarama Elderly Editor Chris Arrant has covered comic book news for Newsarama since 2003, and has also written for The States Today, Life, Amusement Weekly, Publisher's Weekly, Marvel Entertainment, TOKYOPOP, AdHouse Books, Cartoon Brew, Bleeding Cool, Comic Shop News, and CBR. He is the author of the book Modern: Masters Cliff Chiang, atomic number 27-authored Art of Spider-Man Standard, and contributed to Dark Horse/Bedside Press' anthology Pros and (Comic) Cons. He has acted as a judge for the Will Eisner Comic Diligence Awards, the Harvey Awards, and the Stan Lee Awards. Chris is a member of the Land Library Association's Graphic Novel & Comics Round Table. (He/him)