Iran was behind cyber-attack on French supermarket freezers, Paris says

French foreign minister Jean-Noël Barrot has attributed a massive cyber-attack on supermarket freezers and chiller cabinets to Iran, describing it as an act of "unprecedented scale and unprecedented aggression." The attacks, which took place last month, involved hijacking digital thermostats to push temperatures above 50C. Barrot vowed that "Europe-wide sanctions" would be imposed on those responsible, calling the incident "a major violation of the nation's interests."

French foreign minister vows European sanctions against Tehran over ‘unprecedented’ hacks last monthFrance has said Iran was responsible for a massive cyber-attack on supermarket freezers and chiller cabinets that was described by its foreign minister as being an act of “unprecedented scale and unprecedented aggression”.Jean-Noël Barrot said “Europe-wide sanctions” would be imposed against those responsible, adding that the attacks – which took control of digital thermostats to push temperatures up to above 50C – constituted “a major violation of the nation’s interests”. Continue reading...