French officials accuse Iran of being behind refrigerator hacks
French prosecutors say the alleged cyber unit used Farsi and IP addresses in Iran to trigger fires and spoil food at about 700 stores.
- 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 Summons Iranian Envoy Over Alleged Cyberattack on Supermarket Cooling Systems
France has summoned Iran's ambassador over an alleged cyberattack that disrupted refrigeration systems at hundreds of supermarkets across the country, with French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot warning that Paris could consider retaliatory cyber measures. French officials on Monday accused Iran's Islamic
Paris. France reported yesterday that a cybernetic unit affiliated to the Iranian Revolution Guardians is behind cyberattacks against the computer system that controls supermarket refrigerators and promised European sanctions.
French officials blame Iran for fridge attacks
PARIS — French officials blamed Iran's Revolutionary Guards on Monday for the cyberattacks that knocked out commercial refrigerators and freezers across France last month, saying there would be consequences for Iran.
France’s officials suspect Iran responsible for supermarket cyberattacks
In response to the incident French foreign minister Jean-Noël Barrot has threatened to levy further EU sanctions against Iran. Read more: France’s officials suspect Iran responsible for supermarket cyberattacks
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