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France blames Iran for cyberattack on supermarket fridges

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France blames Iran for cyberattack on supermarket fridgesPhoto: The Hindu

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  • Newswire reports French authorities opened an investigation into attacks on supermarket refrigeration systems.
  • Ada Derana reports Iran denied France's allegation.
  • Ada Derana and Hiru News report French officials vowed retaliation.
  • Ada Derana’s Tamil-language report says refrigerators and freezers at hundreds of French supermarkets were targeted.

Newswire reports that French authorities linked Iran to cyberattacks against refrigeration systems in supermarkets and began an investigation. Ada Derana and Hiru News likewise report that French officials held Iran responsible for hacks involving supermarket refrigerators.

Ada Derana reports that Iran rejected the French allegation. Ada Derana and Hiru News report that French officials said France would retaliate.

Ada Derana’s Tamil-language report says the targeted appliances included refrigerators and freezers at hundreds of supermarkets in France. The reports provide no further details about when the attacks occurred, the progress of the inquiry or a specific response beyond the officials’ stated intention to retaliate.

Based on: Ada Derana, NewswireWritten by AI from Ada Derana, Newswirethese outlets’ reports. Not reviewed by an editor. It can be wrong — the original reports are the authority. .
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  1. Newswire · Hackers heat supermarket freezers to 50°C in massive cyberattack in France
  2. BBC News · If hackers can take control of a supermarket freezer, how vulnerable is other tech?
  3. Daily Mirror · French blood banks hit alongside cyberattack on European supermarkets

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