France blames Iran for supermarket fridge cyberattack
France has accused Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps of a cyberattack that disabled supermarket refrigerators and spoiled food, and has summoned Iran's ambassador. Paris is pushing for tough sanctions to deter similar attacks across Europe.
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What happened
France has accused Iran of a cyberattack on refrigerators at supermarkets, which ruined food. Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot blamed Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, and France has linked the attack to the Iranian hacking group Shahid Kaveh. France has summoned Iran's ambassador and says it is seeking tough sanctions to deter further attacks across Europe.
Timeline
- October: A cyberattack hit refrigerators at about 700 food outlets, ruining food, according to the French government.
- Nov 9, 8:01 PM ET: French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot blamed Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps for the cyberattack.
- Nov 10, 5:51 AM ET: France summoned Iran's ambassador and said it is seeking tough sanctions to deter further cyberattacks across Europe.
- Nov 10, 11:43 AM ET: The French government said the Iranian hacking group Shahid Kaveh was behind the attack.
Coverage
- What Is Shahid Kaveh, The Iranian Group Linked To A Fridge Hack? (RFE/RL)
- France summons Iran’s ambassador over supermarket fridge ‘sabotage’ (Al Jazeera)
- France blames Iran for October supermarket cyberattack (Al Jazeera)
- Cyber-attack on French supermarket freezers has geopolitical context (The Guardian)
- France blames Iran for the last month's cyberattack on supermarket fridges (CTV News)
- France accuses Iran of cyberattack on European fridges (Al Jazeera)
- France accuses Iran of supermarket fridge hacking (BBC)
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