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

Multiple 17–18 Jun 2026 stories describe escalating cyber threats and policy responses: Mackay Sugar reported a ransomware attack that halted harvesting and milling operations, with a prolific ransomware group (reported claim) said to be responsible; the UK NCSC warned that nation‑state actors are responsible for the majority of attacks on British critical infrastructure and are “prepositioning” access that could enable future kinetic targeting; the EU granted Ukraine access to a pool of pre‑approved incident response firms (cybersecurity reserve) to support major incidents; US lawmakers (Sen.