French officials accuse Iran of being behind refrigerator hacks
- On Monday, French officials attributed October's cyberattacks on refrigeration systems at approximately 700 retail sites to Shahid Kaveh, an offensive cyber unit linked to Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.
- Hackers remotely overrode refrigerator controls, triggering indefinite defrost cycles that raised temperatures to 50°C for about six hours, according to ANSSI, causing 'tens of millions of euros' in damage.
- Investigators linked the sabotage to the unit after identifying 'traces of Farsi use' in the attack infrastructure and IP addresses connected to Iran, the Paris prosecutor said.
- Paris prosecutors opened a formal judicial investigation into organized cybercrime and are seeking international arrest warrants, while Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot vowed to push for European-level sanctions.
- While a second wave of refrigeration attacks hit over 100 establishments across Europe in November, French authorities have not officially linked these regional incidents to the same Iranian-backed unit.
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Iran's IRGC Behind Supermarket Cyberattacks, France Confirms
"The incident on 11-12 October targeted refrigeration units across more than 700 French retailers." The post Iran’s IRGC Behind Supermarket Cyberattacks, France Confirms first appeared on Le·gal In·sur·rec·tion.
France says an Iranian IRGC cyber unit sabotaged refrigeration systems at 700 sites, destroying food inventories
France has attributed October cyberattacks on 700 commercial refrigeration sites to an Iranian Revolutionary Guard unit, prompting arrest-warrant requests, diplomatic protests and calls for European sanctions.
France says Iran behind cyberattacks on supermarkets
France on Monday said Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corp (IRGC) were behind cyberattacks on supermarket fridges in the country last month, vowing sanctions on a European level against Tehran over the first such large-scale cybersabotage on French territory. Numerous French supermarkets were hit
Hundreds of supermarkets paralyzed, millions of dollars worth of food destroyed and at least 15 fires triggered: France blames the Iranian Revolutionary Guards for the massive cyber-attacks on food supply. Paris wants to punish the perpetrators with sanctions and threatens Tehran with further retaliation – including those that could take place in secret.
Daily Memo: France Blames Iran for Cyberattack
Response. France has accused Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps of carrying out cyberattacks that disrupted refrigeration systems at around 700 supermarkets and other businesses in October. The attack remotely raised temperatures and caused widespread food losses and at least 15 fires. French authorities identified an IRGC-linked cyber unit as responsible, describing the operation as the […]
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