France’s Foreign Minister, Jean-Noël Barrot, says that Iran was behind the cyber-attack that affected the refrigeration systems of over 150 supermarkets.
According to French intelligence services, it is believed that the mullahs’ regime caused the sudden rise in fridge temperatures in a number of supermarkets, reports Le Figaro. The investigation revealed “a modus operandi characteristic of this unit, the use of Farsi and IP addresses pointing to terminals in Iran”.
Barrot specifically blames a hacker group linked to the Revolutionary Guards.
“I can confirm that the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps of the Islamic Republic of Iran is responsible for this attack. It is an attack of unprecedented scale and aggression,” said Jean-Noël Barrot on Monday.
The Foreign Minister announced that he had summoned the Iranian ambassador to France to the Foreign Ministry ‘to protest most strongly against this extremely serious act’.
“We will impose sanctions at European level against all those responsible for this attack.”
Between 150 and 200 shops in France were hit by the cyber-attack, which caused the temperature in the fridges to be turned up to as high as 50 degrees. Large quantities of food had to be thrown away, which of course costs money, but also poses a potential safety risk.
An investigation has been launched into the hacker group ‘Shahid Kaveh’, which is linked to the Iranian Revolutionary Guard, and international arrest warrants have been issued for its leader and two of his deputies.
In early November, other European food chains were also targeted by a similar cyberattack, including in Denmark and Sweden. It is unclear whether the attack was carried out by Shahid Kaveh. (NTB-Reuters)
As Document has reported, French blood banks have also been targeted by similar attacks. French diplomats and intelligence agents have no doubt that this operation also originated in Iran, writes Le Figaro.
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