EU ready for 'united response' after France blames Iran for fridge hacks
Verified: 97 outlets in 47 countries have reported this story since Nov 9, 3 of them from France.
The EU said Tuesday it would look to provide a "swift and united response" after France blamed Iran for a cyberattack on hundreds of supermarket fridges.
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Two or more outlets reported this story and its reliability score reached 65%, so WorldPulse marks it verified. That means more than one outlet says so, not that it is proven true.
Who reported it
3 outlets from France, where the story is: Euronews, France 24, Le Monde · how we count
- Nov 9, 4:15 PM UTCFirst reportFrench officials suspect Iran is behind refrigerator hacks, sources saystraitstimes.com ↗
- Nov 9, 4:44 PM UTC+29 minIran's Revolutionary Guards behind cyberattacks on supermarket fridges, says French FMfrance24.com ↗
- Nov 9, 4:45 PM UTC+30 minFrance accuses Iran of supermarket fridge hackingbbc.co.uk ↗
- Nov 11, 9:13 AM UTC+41 hIran rejects France's 'baseless accusations' on fridge cyberattackseuronews.com (again) ↗
- Nov 11, 9:54 AM UTC+42 hFrance Accuses Iran of Cyberattacks on Supermarkets, Summons Ambassadorglobalpost.com ↗
- Nov 11, 10:24 AM UTC+42 hIran rejects France's 'baseless accusations' on fridge cyberattackseuronews.com (again) ↗
- Nov 11, 11:24 AM UTC+43 h· you’re reading thisEU ready for 'united response' after France blames Iran for fridge hacksfrance24.com (again) ↗
[Claude] Report 2 covers the same France-blames-Iran fridge hack, and the two reports do not contradict each other.
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