France says Iran behind 'unprecedented' cyberattacks
France has said Iran's Revolutionary Guards were behind cyberattacks on supermarket fridges in the country last month.
French officials have accused Iran's Revolutionary Guards of conducting unprecedented cyberattacks on supermarket refrigeration systems last month. The October 11th and 12th attacks affected over 700 French supermarkets, causing refrigerators to malfunction and forcing stores to discard large quantities of perishable food. Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot confirmed the attacks were carried out by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and vowed European sanctions against Iran for the "unprecedented" and "aggressive" incident.
The Paris prosecutor opened an investigation into Shahid Kaveh, an alleged cyber unit of the IRGC, also known as CyberAveng3rs. Similar attacks have reportedly occurred in at least nine other European countries. European officials have expressed concern over the risk of cyberattacks amid tensions with Russia and ongoing support for Ukraine.
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio described the IRGC as a "deranged group of revolutionaries" during the G7 foreign ministers' meeting in Paris.
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- France accuses Iran of being behind massive cyber attack on supermarket fridges news.sky.com
