France blames Iran’s Revolutionary Guards for cyber-attacks on supermarket fridges
The French government has officially blamed Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps for a series of cyber-attacks targeting supermarket refrigeration systems. France is now planning to coordinate with European partners to implement sanctions against those responsible.
Why it matters
This incident marks an escalation in state-sponsored cyber warfare, demonstrating how critical infrastructure can be targeted to cause economic disruption.
Perished food outside supermarkets hit by cyber-attacks targeting refrigeration systems in France. Perished food outside supermarkets hit by cyber-attacks targeting refrigeration systems in France. France France blames Iran’s Revolutionary Guards for cyber-attacks on supermarket fridges French foreign minister vows European sanctions against Tehran over ‘unprecedented’ hacks last month
Prefer the Guardian on Google France has said Iran’s Revolutionary Guards were behind “unprecedented” cyber-attacks on supermarket fridges in the country last month, vowing European sanctions against Tehran.
“I can confirm that this attack was carried out by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps of the Islamic Republic of Iran ,” the French foreign minister, Jean-Noël Barrot, said on Monday of the hacks on 11 and 12 October.
“This attack is unprecedented in both its scale and its level of aggression,” he said, adding, “We will implement sanctions at the European level against all those responsible for this attack.”
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