Symbolic imageFrance blames Iran's Revolutionary Guards for supermarket fridge hacks
France says Iran's Revolutionary Guards were behind the October cyberattack on supermarket refrigeration. Estonia separately accuses Russia of state-sponsored terrorism over hybrid attacks.
Foreign minister Jean-Noël Barrot, speaking at the G7 foreign ministers' meeting in Paris on Monday, 9 November, said Iran's ambassador had been summoned and promised Europe-wide sanctions. Paris prosecutor Laure Beccuau opened an investigation against the head of Shahid Kaveh, a cyber unit affiliated with the Guards, and his two deputies, citing the unit's typical methods, Farsi and IP addresses traced to Iran. Her office requested international arrest warrants. The attack of 11 and 12 October hit more than 700 stores, according to Le Monde. Iran routinely denies such attacks.
Second wave unexplained
A second wave on the night of 1 to 2 November hit fridges in several countries, including Sweden, and a French blood bank was also affected. Le Monde calls the wave's origin the big unknown.
US suspicion
A source told Reuters the Pentagon suspects Iran in August fridge failures at supermarkets on US bases; its inquiry is unfinished.
Estonia blames Russia
The Financial Times reports that Estonia accuses Russia of state-sponsored terrorism over hybrid attacks.