France blames Iran for mass-hacks targeting freezers in grocery

Risks & concerns

• The French government has formally blamed Iran for launching cyberattacks that targeted thousands of internet-connected industrial refrigerated and freezer units across the country and broader Europe.
• This is the latest in a string of destructive cyberattacks attributed to Iran this year, following a spate of hacks targeting U.
• government linked the attacks to pro-Iranian hacktivists who are working for Tehran, likely in response to the U.
• Two recent waves of cyberattacks throughout October and into November saw hackers remotely break into web-based controllers that manage fleets of industrial cold and chilling units at grocery stores and retail supermarkets, and raise the temperatures to spoil food and destroy goods.