France accuses Iran of supermarket fridge hacking

France accuses Iran of supermarket fridge hacking (bbc.com)

quote:

---

Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot said the attack was "unprecedented in both its scale and its level of aggression", adding those who were responsible would be hit with sanctions.

Iran has yet to respond officially, but some Iranian media outlets have dismissed the allegations as baseless.

The French hacking, which led to the destruction of tons of frozen and chilled food in France was followed by a similar attack against supermarkets across several other European countries. It is not known if the instances are linked.

---

I guess this is what happens when you send your advance scouts out to other countries, all looking for vulnerabilities.


Always the same state actors - Hacking by China, Russia, North Korea, Iran

quote:

---

More than 100 of Coopérative U's supermarkets were hit, as well as 180 stores from Intermarché and its Netto brand. In some stores, temperatures of the fridges reportedly rose to 50C (120F) overnight.

Other major food retailers including Carrefour, Monoprix and E.Leclerc were also hit by the attack, which targeted software provided by Danish engineering firm Danfoss.

---

Other than the accusations, nothing else will happen.