{
  "id": 19277646,
  "title": "Trail of Iran’s fridge hackers traced to US equipment",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/10/trail-of-irans-fridge-hackers-traced-to-us-equipment-19277646",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-11-10T03:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The National Business",
    "slug": "the-national-business",
    "url": "https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/europe/2026/11/10/trail-of-irans-fridge-hackers-traced-to-us-equipment/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Iranian hackers, operating through military unit Shahid Kaveh, targeted supermarket refrigeration systems in Europe by exploiting vulnerabilities in equipment also used in the United States and the United Kingdom. French authorities are investigating the cyber attack, which affected around 700 retail outlets. US authorities have offered a $10 million reward for information regarding Shahid Kaveh's activities. The hacking of programmable logic controllers, which control industrial machinery, was first reported in late 2023. The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, the FBI, UK's National Crime Agency, Environmental Protection Agency, Israel's National Cyber Directorate, and Canada's Centre for Cyber Security jointly issued a warning regarding Shahid Kaveh's compromise of Unitronics PLCs. These controllers, used in various industries including refrigeration, have been repeatedly targeted. In a separate attack this year, more PLCs were compromised with similarities to the earlier incident, potentially affecting critical infrastructure. The UK's National Cyber Security Centre alerted energy companies after Shahid Kaveh caused a shutdown in a plant in July. The Department for Energy Security and Net Zero stated that the attack did not pose a significant risk to the overall energy system. A Tenable report revealed that CyberAv3ngers, linked to the hackers, has repeatedly targeted small water utilities, municipal facilities, and rural energy operators due to lax remote access protocols.",
  "summary": "The Iranian hackers accused of attacking supermarket refrigerators in Europe exploited flaws in similar equipment used in the US and the UK. The French authorities launched an investigation on Monday into Shahid Kaveh, which is part of the cyber and electronic command of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and is under sanctions from the US. Hamid Lashgarian, its chief, was placed under…",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Record",
        "title": "France blames Iran for fridge cyberattacks, says some caused fires",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/09/france-blames-iran-for-fridge-cyberattacks-says-some-caused-fires",
        "published": "2026-11-09T18:45:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "New Voice of Ukraine",
        "title": "France blames Iran for supermarket refrigeration cyberattack",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/10/france-blames-iran-for-supermarket-refrigeration-cyberattack",
        "published": "2026-11-10T00:17:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Malay Mail",
        "title": "France blames Iran’s Revolutionary Guards for ‘unprecedented’ supermarket fridge cyberattacks",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/10/france-blames-irans-revolutionary-guards-for-unprecedented",
        "published": "2026-11-10T02:19:05.000Z"
      }
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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."
}