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Iran was behind cyber-attack on French supermarket freezers, Paris says
French foreign minister vows European sanctions against Tehran over ‘unprecedented’ hacks last monthFrance has said Iran was responsible for a massive cyber-attack on supermarket freezers and chiller cabinets that was described by its foreign minister as being an act of “unprecedented scale and unprecedented aggression”.Jean-Noël Barrot said “Europe-wide sanctions” would be imposed against those r
Published Monday, 9 November 2026 at 17:54

French foreign minister vows European sanctions against Tehran over ‘unprecedented’ hacks last monthFrance has said Iran was responsible for a massive cyber-attack on supermarket freezers and chiller cabinets that was described by its foreign minister as being an act of “unprecedented scale and unprecedented aggression”.Jean-Noël Barrot said “Europe-wide sanctions” would be imposed against those responsible, adding that the attacks – which took control of digital thermostats to push temperatures up to above 50C – constituted “a major violation of the nation’s interests”. Continue reading...
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