The Gentlemen ransomware group reportedly claims cyberattack that halted Mackay Sugar mills from June 10

Mackay Sugar’s Racecourse and Farleigh mills in Australia have been offline for about a week since June 10 following a suspected attack linked to the Russian-speaking ransomware group The Gentlemen. The company has only completed a partial manual crush and steam trials, and plans a phased restart by the end of the week. The outage has paused harvesting for 1,300 contracted farms, with growers warning that a delayed season could reduce cane sugar content and raise costs. The disruption affects near-term physical sugar supply timing but does not involve changes to global major-producing regions or inventory data.