France Says Iran's Guards Behind Cyberattacks On Supermarket Fridges
Swathes of French supermarkets were hit in the October 11 and 12 cyberattacks, which raised the temperatures in their refrigerators, in some cases forcing them to throw away entire inventories of perishable food.
France has accused Iran of orchestrating cyber-attacks that crippled refrigeration systems in hundreds of supermarkets across Europe, resulting in millions of euros worth of fresh and frozen food spoiling. French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot disclosed this during a news conference, blaming Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) for the attack.
He described it as "unprecedented in both its scale and its level of aggression." France vowed to enforce sanctions at the European level against those responsible. The incident, which occurred last month, involved hackers seizing control of software managing the temperatures of supermarket refrigerators and freezers. Over 100 Coopérative U supermarkets and 180 outlets operated by Intermarché and its Netto brand were affected.
Reports suggested that in some stores, temperatures soared to 50C overnight, causing extensive damage to stored food. The attack took place on October 11, when hackers allegedly infiltrated the systems controlling refrigeration equipment in the supermarkets. Meanwhile, a similar cyber-attack targeting supermarkets in seven other European countries occurred the previous week, though it is uncertain if the incidents were linked.
Iran has not yet responded to France's allegations. Separately, the Paris prosecutor announced an investigation into the head of an Iranian-linked cyber unit and two of his deputies, identifying the group as Shahid Kaveh, affiliated with Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps' electronic and cyber centre.
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