France blames Iran's IRGC for attacks on store and blood-bank freezers
Original title: France blames Iran for mass-hacks targeting freezers in grocery stores and blood banks
Attackers raised temperatures on industrial cold units in October and November; blood-bank intrusions were stopped before spoilage.
France formally blamed Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps for cyberattacks that remotely accessed web-based controllers for industrial refrigerators and freezers at grocery stores and blood banks in France and wider Europe. Waves in October and November raised temperatures to spoil food. The French Blood Establishment said blood-bank attacks were stopped before spoilage. Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot said Paris summoned Iran's ambassador, would seek European sanctions, and had referred the case to prosecutors.
Unconfirmed: Iran has not responded, and the United States has not formally attributed related freezer incidents.
- Barrot said responsibility lies with the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.
- Some affected Danfoss controller models no longer receive security fixes.
- The French government said the matter is with the justice system.
- US officials have not made a formal public attribution for similar freezer incidents.
Impact: Remote temperature changes spoiled food and goods
| Product | Affected |
|---|---|
| Danfoss industrial cold and chilling unit controllers | — |
- 1.Isolate or replace Danfoss cold-unit controllers that no longer receive security fixes.
- Vendors
- Danfoss
- Threat actors
- Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps
- Victims
- French Blood Establishment
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France's foreign minister blamed Iran for launching at least two waves of cyberattacks targeting industrial refrigerated and freezer units across France and wider Europe.
By Zack Whittaker · techcrunch.com
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