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Headline: UNCAPTIONED: France Accuses Iran Of Cyberattacks On Refrigerators And Threatens Retaliation
Caption: France Accuses Iran Of Cyberattacks On Refrigerators And Threatens Retaliation. French officials have accused Iran's Revolutionary Guards of orchestrating cyberattacks that disrupted commercial refrigerators and freezers across France in October. The attacks targeted around 700 commercial sites, including supermarkets, butcher shops and food processing facilities, causing widespread food spoilage and financial losses. Hackers reportedly raised refrigeration temperatures to dangerous levels, triggering at least 15 fires and causing damage potentially worth tens of millions of euros. A second wave of attacks struck more than 100 establishments across Europe in November, including French blood banks forced to relocate stored blood. French intelligence and cybersecurity agencies linked the attacks to Shahid Kaveh, an alleged Iranian cyber unit associated with the Revolutionary Guards. Investigators identified three suspected operatives and traced the attacks through digital infrastructure, previous hacking patterns and traces of the Farsi language. French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot summoned Iran's ambassador and threatened further European Union sanctions, while prosecutors sought international arrest warrants. Iran has routinely denied conducting malicious cyber operations but had not responded to the latest accusations, which emerged amid heightened tensions following months of cyber incidents. Instructions: THIS VIDEO MUST NOT BE EDITED FOR LENGTH TO COMBINE WITH OTHER CONTENT
Keywords: Current Affairs & Politics,France,Iran,Iranian Revolutionary Guards,cyberattacks,refrigerators,freezers,Jean-Noël Barrot,Shahid Kaveh,supermarkets,French Blood Banks,cyber sabotage,European Union Sanctions,Iranian Ambassador,International Arrest Warrant
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