Reaction from Iran to France's cyber attack allegations: 'Cliche accusations'
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Iran's Foreign Ministry has rejected French accusations that the Iranian Revolutionary Guard is behind cyber attacks targeting supermarkets.
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Why It Matters
In France, cyber attacks targeted supermarket refrigerators and thousands of products became garbage.
NEWS CENTER/ Iran's Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in its statement, "We firmly reject the unfounded and one-sided accusations of the French government against Iran regarding the alleged cyber activities in France."
The statement also said, "We strongly condemn this policy of cliché accusations against the Islamic Republic."
This response follows French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot's statement on Monday, in which he said that Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps was behind the attacks targeting refrigerators in French supermarkets on the night of October 11-12.
THOUSANDS OF PRODUCTS WERE WASTE DUE TO ATTACKS
While a cyber attack was carried out on hundreds of supermarkets in France last month, the entire perishable food stocks of many businesses were turned into waste as temperatures in refrigerators and freezers rose.
Many stores, including those belonging to Carrefour, Monoprix, Intermarché and Coopérative U, were targeted as a result of the attackers manually changing the temperature settings of refrigerators.
In early November, it was reported that similar incidents occurred in at least 10 more European countries.
In addition to summoning the Iranian ambassador and demanding sanctions at the European level, Barrot said on Tuesday that Paris "will not exclude any possibility and will take all measures we deem proportionate and necessary to deter further attacks."
What to Watch
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
France's request for sanctions at the European level may be on the agenda
Likely · Within weeks
Open Questions
- What concrete sanctions will France impose?
- Is the Revolutionary Guard really behind cyber attacks?
