Australian sugar producer works to restore operations as ransomware group claims attack

Mackay Sugar experienced a ransomware attack that forced two of its mills to suspend operations and halted harvesting regionally; the group 'Gentlemen' claimed responsibility and threatened to leak stolen data. The company confirmed external access to parts of its IT environment and is working to restore systems while investigating the extent of any data access or exfiltration, with material impact to growers and supply chains.