France accuses Iran of cyber attack: 700 supermarkets were targeted

French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot claimed that the Iranian Revolutionary Guards were behind the cyber attack on the cooling systems of hundreds of supermarkets in the country on the night of October 11-12.

In his statement in Paris on Monday, November 9, Barrot stated that the incident was the first large-scale cyber attack carried out for sabotage purposes on French territory.

Pointing to the results of the investigation carried out by the French authorities, Barrot argued that it was determined that the responsibility for the attack belonged to the Iranian Revolutionary Guards.

France summoned Iran's Ambassador to Paris to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs following the accusations. Barrot also announced that he would take initiative to impose sanctions against Iran at the European Union level.

The claim that the attack was carried out by the Iranian Revolutionary Guard is based on statements by French authorities and has not been independently verified.

WHAT HAPPENED?

It was reported that the attackers remotely accessed the cooling systems of markets across the country and increased the temperature settings, resulting in the spoilage of stored food products.

According to the statements of French officials, approximately 700 supermarkets across the country were affected by the attack.

It was stated that most of the targeted devices belonged to a Danish manufacturer and their security systems were out of date.

It was reported that the experts conducting the investigation determined that some IP addresses used in the attacks were linked to Iran. However, the details of these technical findings were not shared with the public.

WHICH COUNTRIES ARE AFFECTED?

Belgium, Sweden, Luxembourg, Estonia, Ireland, Netherlands and Finland; It became a target in the second wave of cyber attacks on supermarkets that hit France weeks ago.

According to the statement of Germany's Rhineland-Palatinate state police, a food processing plant and a supermarket operating in the Kaiserslautern and Kusel regions were affected by attacks at the beginning of November.

The police have not yet shared comprehensive information about the technical details of the incidents. It has not been confirmed that there is a direct connection between the attacks in Germany and the events in France.

It was stated that supermarkets close to the Saarland border were not affected in the first attack in France, and the closest business damaged around the border was a Super U store in the city of Boulay.