Mackay Sugar cyber-attack halts two sugar mills
The IT environment of Australian sugar producer Mackay Sugar was compromised, halting two sugar mills and disrupting the sugar cane harvest. The company worked to restore operations. The ransomware group Gentlemen claimed the attack, and the company said it was verifying the group's involvement and the extent of data access.
Key facts
- Affected organisation
- Mackay Sugar
- Incident type
- Ransomware
- Occurred / detected
- Not confirmed
- Scale of damage
- Two sugar mills halted and sugar cane harvest disrupted
- Cause / method
- Ransomware attack that compromised the IT environment
- Location
- Australia
Timeline
- A cyber security incident halted operations at sugar mills in North Queensland, Australia.
- The shutdown of Mackay Sugar's mills was reported to be linked to a ransomware attack.
- While working to restore operations, Mackay Sugar said it was verifying the involvement of Gentlemen, which claimed the attack, and the extent of data access.
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