France blames Iran for last month's cyberattack on supermarket fridges
PARIS — France on Monday blamed Iran for last month's massive cyberattack on supermarket fridges, summoned the Iranian ambassador and said it would seek European sanctions against those responsible for the attack. The Oct. 12 attack sent refrigerator temperatures soaring, affecting about 700 of the country’s 10,000 supermarkets. In a statement Monday, prosecutors in Paris said they found that…
PARIS — France has blamed Iran for the recent massive cyberattack on supermarket refrigerators, summoning the Iranian ambassador and threatening European sanctions. The October 12 attack caused refrigerator temperatures to skyrocket, impacting approximately 700 out of France's 10,000 supermarkets. French prosecutors have determined that Iran's Revolutionary Guard was responsible for the large-scale cyberattack.
The French Foreign Ministry strongly denounced the attack and called for the Iranian ambassador to be summoned to voice their vehement protest. French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot labeled the incident as "an attack of unprecedented scale and aggressiveness" and stated that it was the first large-scale cyberattack aimed at sabotage on French soil, posing a significant threat to national security.
Barrot emphasized that such an act will not go unanswered and vowed that sanctions would be imposed on those responsible for the attack.
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