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France blames Iran’s Revolutionary Guards for cyber-attacks on supermarket fridges

France blames Iran’s Revolutionary Guards for cyber-attacks on supermarket fridges

Summary

France accused Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps of carrying out cyber-attacks on supermarket refrigerators on 11 and 12 October. Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot said France would pursue European sanctions against those responsible; Iran’s UN mission did not respond to a request for comment.

Key Facts

  • France described the October attacks as unprecedented in scale and aggression.
  • Barrot attributed the attacks to Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.
  • France said it would seek sanctions at the European level against those responsible.
  • Iran’s mission to the United Nations did not return a request for comment.
  • A second wave of hacking this month affected more than 100 establishments across Europe.
  • The second wave also affected refrigerators used by French blood banks.
  • Employees moved some blood to other cold-storage units.
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