
Barrot says European sanctions will be imposed against those responsible; 700 food distribution points affected in France.
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French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot attributed recent cyberattacks targeting supermarket refrigerators in France to Iran's Revolutionary Guards, announcing European sanctions and a French criminal investigation. The attacks affected 700 food distribution points and occurred alongside other cyber incidents targeting European supermarkets and French blood banks.
PARIS — French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot has said that Iran was behind the recent series of "unprecedented" cyberattacks targeting the refrigerators of several major supermarket chains in the country last month.
"Thanks to the excellent work of government services, I am able to confirm that responsibility for this attack lies with the Iranian Revolutionary Guards," the minister told journalists on Monday, during a G7 meeting in Paris. "We will impose European sanctions against those responsible," he added.
Jean-Noël Barrot said that 700 food distribution points in France had been affected by the cyberattack. Shortly afterwards, the French prosecutor's office announced the opening of an investigation.
Although Jean-Noël Barrot only referred to incidents reported in France, supermarkets across Europe, and even French blood banks, have been targeted by hackers in recent days. Cybersecurity experts had already expressed concerns that these attacks could be part of the hybrid war that Russia is currently waging against Europe, although the Kremlin has denied any involvement.
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
European sanctions will be imposed against those responsible for the cyberattacks
Likely · Within weeks
The French criminal investigation will continue and may produce further findings
Likely · Within weeks

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