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France has blamed Iran for an October cyberattack that disrupted refrigeration systems at hundreds of supermarkets.  Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot told reporters Monday that the attack was carried out by a cyber unit linked to Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.[1]

The attack, which took place overnight 11-12 October, remotely altered refrigeration settings at French retail locations, spoiling food and triggering fires.  Though Barrot was only referring to the incidents reported in Fra

Hundreds of French supermarkets have been hit by a cyber-attack that caused their fridges and freezers to heat up, spoiling fresh and frozen food estimated to be worth millions of euros.  Hackers gained control of the software that regulates the temperatures of the refrigeration units, forcing some to warm to 50C (120F) overnight, according to one supermarket chain affected.  The chief executive of Coopérative U said several of its supermarkets had been hit by the "extremely serious and unpreced