French officials accuse Iran of being behind refrigerator hacks
French officials say the attacks hit about 700 supermarkets and caused fires, spoiled food and tens of millions of euros in losses.
- 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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France has blamed Iran's Revolutionary Guard for cyberattacks targeting the refrigeration systems of approximately 700 supermarkets in the country. French officials stated that numerous food products were spoiled as a result of the attacks and raised the possibility of imposing sanctions against Iran at the European Union level.
France blames Iran for cyberattack, seeks European sanctions
Paris: France, on Monday, November 9, blamed Iran for last month’s massive cyberattack on supermarket fridges, summoned the Iranian ambassador and said it would seek European sanctions against those responsible for the attack. The October 12 attack sent refrigerator temperatures soaring, affecting about 700 of the country’s 10,000 supermarkets. In a statement Monday, prosecutors in … Get the latest updates in Hyderabad City News, Technology, Ent…
France's foreign minister said today that France is ruling out "nothing" in its response to a massive cyberattack on refrigerators in hundreds of supermarkets in October. France blames Iran for the attack. Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot told FranceinfoTV that the Iranian ambassador would be summoned to a meeting and that France would press for sanctions at the European level. "I can also tell you that we are ruling out nothing and...
France blames the Iranian Revolutionary Guards for cyber-attacks on supermarket cooling systems. French Foreign Minister Barrot stated that this was the result of investigations by state authorities.
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