Cyberangriffe auf Kühltruhen: Kühlanlagen-Angriffe: Auch Belgien sieht Spuren in den Iran

Recent cyber attacks on supermarket refrigeration systems have led Belgium to uncover possible links to Iranian actors, according to newly discovered evidence. Belgian Interior Minister Bernard Quintin informed Belga news agency that security services have identified these connections, and the state prosecutor is conducting a closer examination.

The minister emphasized that these cyber attacks are taken very seriously and all necessary measures are being taken to evaluate the threat. He stressed that while there is no reason for panic, vigilance remains a priority.

France has blamed the Iranian Revolutionary Guards for the cyberattacks, describing them as unprecedented in scale and aggression. The French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot called for new sanctions against those responsible. Belgium's Interior Minister Quintin echoed this stance, stating that Iran attacked France and potentially Belgium as well. He urged Europe to unequivocally support the call for sanctions against states conducting cyberattacks on its territory.

Iran has rejected the accusations, calling them "irresponsible and ridiculed" and damaging to the country's reputation and its relations with other nations. German security authorities have not yet determined who is behind the attacks in Germany. However, Federal Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt (CSU) referred to the cyberattacks as a "next level hybrid attack" and emphasized that a "response next level" is necessary.

He stressed that "consequence, risk, and price" must be increased for hybrid actors, and Germany is now legislating the conditions to "respond back in cyberspace."