00:00France has accused an Iranian Revolutionary Guards-linked cyber unit of carrying out attacks on supermarket refrigeration systems across the
00:08country last month.
00:09French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barreau says those responsible will face sanctions at the European level.
00:18The Paris Prosecutor's Office has also requested international arrest warrants against the leaders of Shahid Kaveh,
00:25an offensive cyber unit affiliated with the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps,
00:29and two of his deputies.
00:31Investigators say the attribution is based on attack methods associated with the unit,
00:36as well as the use of Farsi and IP addresses linked to devices in Iran.
00:41The October attacks forced supermarkets to discard large quantities of chilled and frozen food
00:46after hackers manipulated refrigeration settings.
00:50Terry Cotillard, head of Intermartial Supermarket Group,
00:53estimated that the single-day attack cost tens of millions of euros in losses across France.
00:58Separate cyberattacks targeting supermarket refrigeration systems
01:01have also been reported in several other European countries in recent weeks.
01:05However, it is not yet known whether those incidences are linked to the attacks in France.
01:10Iranian authorities have not yet responded to the accusations.
01:13Iranian authorities inquired that the Taliban has not been reported in the United States or United States.
01:14Iran.
01:14Iran.
01:15Iran.
