French officials accuse Iran of being behind refrigerator hacks
- 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 blames Iran for supermarket refrigerator cyberattack
France on Monday said Iran hacked into hundreds of grocery store refrigeration systems across the country, marking a severe disruption to the food chain. French officials vowed retaliatory sanctions and launched an investigation after accusing Iranian hackers of changing temperature settings remotely on refrigerators across 700 sites. The development marks the “first large-scale cyberattack aimed […]
France Warns Iran of Possible Undisclosed Response After Supermarket Cyberattack Sparked at Least 15 Fires
France has warned of possible undisclosed measures against Iran after an Iran-linked cyberattack disrupted refrigeration at about 700 retail sites, causing food losses and at least 15 fire outbreaks.
Paris prosecutor Laure Beccuau announced on Monday that she had opened an investigation into Shahid Kaveh, a mysterious cyber unit of the Revolutionary Guardians.
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