French officials accuse Iran of being behind refrigerator hacks
French officials said the attacks caused food losses and at least 15 fires, and prosecutors opened an investigation into an IRGC-linked cyber unit.
- France accused Iran's Revolutionary Guards of carrying out cyberattacks that disrupted commercial refrigerators and freezers across the country.
- The attacks affected hundreds of French supermarkets in early October and were among the most disruptive cyber incidents linked to the Iran war.
- French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot summoned Iran's ambassador to the Foreign Ministry and warned of possible consequences.
- France threatened additional EU sanctions against Iran, while Iran's UN mission did not comment and Tehran has routinely denied involvement in malicious cyberattacks.
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Nearly a month after the piracy of supermarket fridges, the Paris Public Prosecutor's Office issued its suspicions against Iran, opening judicial information, mainly against the head of the Iranian group Shahid Kaveh. International arrest warrants were also issued by the French justice system.
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France blames Iran's IRGC for cyberattacks on 700 refrigeration sites
France has accused Iran's IRGC of orchestrating cyberattacks on commercial refrigeration systems. The incidents exposed vulnerable cold-storage infrastructure and raised the prospect of further EU sanctions.
Paris accused Iran of cyberattacking French supermarket refrigerators, which was reported to the country's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, as reported by the British Guardian.
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The Guardians of the Islamic Republic of Iran's Revolution are behind the cyber attack on supermarket fridges.
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