Ransomware Attack Shuts Down Mills of Australia’s Second-Largest Sugar Producer

2026-06-15T19:24:06Zfc5a499f91c8a16d7133f5ab40f12ee4f354f96d12b52e51ab4e99159682e7a1

What happened

Multiple high-impact cyber incidents and industry developments were reported: Mackay Sugar’s mills were disrupted by a ransomware attack attributed to The Gentlemen; Google TAG tracked Chinese cyberespionage group UNC6508 targeting medical, military and AI research in North America; Novo Nordisk disclosed an IT systems breach with exposed personal data; France’s sovereign Tchap messaging platform was breached by an actor calling itself “Misere,” affecting ~73,000 accounts; extortion group ShinyHunters claims a 297 GB Council of Europe data theft; and the FBI and Google dismantled the ‘Outsider

Why it matters

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Evidence and limitations

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securityweek
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fc5a499f91c8a16d7133f5ab40f12ee4f354f96d12b52e51ab4e99159682e7a1
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2026-06-15T19:24:06Z
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Yes

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