French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot has summoned the Iranian ambassador following a series of cyberattacks targeting the refrigeration systems of hundreds of supermarkets.
The breaches caused some units to catch fire and led to the spoilage of food products, with damages potentially reaching tens of millions of euros.
According to experts consulted by Reuters, the hacks may have been relatively straightforward to execute due to outdated software. Nevertheless, Paris has already threatened Tehran with sanctions, even though no public evidence linking Iran to the attacks has been presented.
Reuters notes: "The agency was unable to determine exactly how the French authorities reached their conclusions."
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The newspaper Le Figaro, citing French intelligence, reported that a series of cyberattacks carried out on the night of October 12 was linked to a digital unit of the IRGC.
ReplyDeleteFrench intelligence services have attributed an October cyberattack targeting supermarket refrigeration systems to Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), French newspaper Le Figaro reported Monday.
ReplyDeleteThe attack occurred overnight between Oct. 11 and 12, affecting refrigeration systems at several hundred supermarkets, according to the report.
Citing a source close to the case, the newspaper said French intelligence services attributed the operation to the cyber unit of the IRGC.
The Paris prosecutor's office has opened a judicial investigation targeting the head of the Iranian Shahid Kaveh group, a cyber offensive unit affiliated with the IRGC's Electronic and Cyber Center.