Cyber-attack on French supermarket freezers attributed to Iran

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According to the Guardian, France has attributed a recent cyber-attack on supermarket cooling systems to hackers operating under Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. The hack, carried out using default passwords, was not particularly complex, but it raised refrigerator temperatures, spoiled food, and even caused fires in some units. The French foreign minister described the act as unprecedented in scale and promised Europe-wide sanctions against those responsible. Cybersecurity experts note that Iran generally uses such cyber-attacks to project power and signal political displeasure internationally. Similar incidents had previously been reported at an Israeli food production plant and US military bases, though the French announcement marks the first official state attribution for this type of hack.