{
  "id": 19238199,
  "title": "France says Iran behind ‘unprecedented’ cyberattacks on fridges",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/09/france-says-iran-behind-unprecedented-cyberattacks-on-fridges-19238199",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-11-09T22:59:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/world/2026/11/10/france-says-iran-behind-unprecedented-cyberattacks-on-fridges"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot accused Iran's Revolutionary Guards of orchestrating cyberattacks on supermarket refrigerators across France in October. The attacks, which impacted over 700 sites, caused refrigerators to overheat and led to the disposal of perishable food. Barrot declared this to be an unprecedented and aggressive cyberattack on French territory, vowing European sanctions against Iran. The Paris prosecutor has launched an investigation into the IRGC's cyber unit, known as CyberAveng3rs, which has previously claimed responsibility for attacks. This marks the first large-scale cyberattack aimed at sabotage on French national soil. Similar incidents have been reported in other European countries, raising concerns about cyber threats during a time of heightened tensions between Europe and Russia over Ukraine.",
  "summary": "Paris is seeking European-level sanctions against Tehran after a large-scale cyberattack on supermarkets last month spoiled entire inventories of perishable food.",
  "key_points": [
    "Iran's Revolutionary Guards allegedly carried out cyberattacks on French refrigerators in October.",
    "Attacks affected over 700 sites, causing refrigerators to overheat and food waste.",
    "Paris prosecutor investigates IRGC's CyberAveng3rs unit behind unprecedented cyberattack."
  ],
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      {
        "outlet": "Al-Monitor",
        "title": "France says Iran behind 'unprecedented' cyberattacks on fridges",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/09/france-says-iran-behind-unprecedented-cyberattacks-on-fridges",
        "published": "2026-11-09T17:30:33.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Channel News Asia",
        "title": "France says Iran behind 'unprecedented' cyberattacks on fridges",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/09/france-says-iran-behind-unprecedented-cyberattacks-on-fridges-19222804",
        "published": "2026-11-09T20:57:17.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}