
Barrot: responsibility of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps, unprecedented attack
French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot blames the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps for an unprecedented hacker attack, summons the Iranian ambassador to Paris and announces European sanctions against those responsible.
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The attack emerged from an investigation opened in France into refrigerator hackers, anticipated before Barrot's statement on the sidelines of the G7 Foreign Affairs meeting.
I am able to confirm that responsibility for this attack lies with the Revolutionary Guard Corps of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
This is an attack of unprecedented scale and aggressiveness." Jean-Noël Barrot said this on the sidelines of the G7 Foreign Affairs meeting, confirming what was anticipated by the investigation opened in France into refrigerator hackers. "We have summoned the Iranian ambassador to France to protest in the strongest possible terms against this extremely serious act. We will adopt European-wide sanctions against all those responsible for this attack," Barrot added.
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The European Union will adopt sanctions against those responsible for the hacker attack
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