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France blames Iran for cyberattack on supermarket fridges

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France blames Iran for cyberattack on supermarket fridges

Paris France on Monday blamed Iran for last month's massive cyberattack on supermarket fridges, summoned the Iranian ambassador and said it would seek European sanctions against those responsible for the attack.

Hackers heat French supermarket fridges, sparking fires and spoiling food storyline 1 The October 12 attack sent refrigerator temperatures soaring, affecting about 700 of the country's 10,000 supermarkets.

In a statement Monday, prosecutors in Paris said they found that Iran's paramilitary Revolutionary Guard was behind the large-scale cyberattack.