French Officials Accuse Iran's IRGC of Cyberattacks on Refrigeration Sites Across France
On Monday, French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot accused the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) of Iran for executing cyberattacks that disrupted refrigerators and freezers at over 700…
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On Monday, French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot accused the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) of Iran for executing cyberattacks that disrupted refrigerators and freezers at over 700 commercial establishments across France last month. The attacks caused substantial damage, estimated to be in tens of millions of euros, by manipulating temperatures, leading to spoiled food and fires. French authorities believe the hacker group Shahid Kaveh, linked to Iran's Revolutionary Guards, was responsible for the cyberattacks. This assertion is based on evidence gathered from the digital infrastructure used in the attacks, which exhibited patterns similar to those associated with Shahid Kaveh and contained traces of the Farsi language. The French authorities have also requested international arrest warrants against the alleged associates involved. The attacks followed a similar incident in the United States in August, where refrigerators at military commissaries stopped functioning, prompting suspicions of Iranian involvement. The Pentagon is treating these incidents as suspected cyberattacks and is collaborating with French officials in the ongoing investigation. The latest cyber intrusions this month disrupted refrigerators used by French blood banks, causing further concerns about potential future disruptions amidst ongoing tensions between Iran and the West.
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