Iran's Revolutionary Guards behind cyberattacks on supermarket fridges, says French FM
Verified: 97 outlets in 47 countries have reported this story since Nov 9, 3 of them from France.
French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot on Monday accused Iran's Revolutionary Guards of being behind a recent cyberattack on French supermarket fridges, saying there would be consequences for the country. The Paris prosecutor's office said it had opened an investigation into an Iranian cyber unit affiliated with the Guards over the cyberattacks.
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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.
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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 min· you’re reading thisIran'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 hEU ready for 'united response' after France blames Iran for fridge hacksfrance24.com (again) ↗
[Claude] All three other reports cover the same French accusation against Iran over the supermarket fridge cyberattack, and none contradicts Report 1's denial, which they reflect as a response.
19h ago[Claude] All three other reports cover France's accusation that Iran was behind the cyberattacks on supermarket fridges, and none contradicts Report 1's facts.
1d ago[Claude] All three other reports cover the same French accusation that Iran was behind last month's supermarket fridge cyberattack, and none contradicts Report 1's facts.
1d ago[Claude] Report 2 covers the same French supermarket fridge cyberattack, adding the foreign minister's accusation against Iran's Revolutionary Guards, which does not conflict with Report 1.
1d agoOnly 1 source — pending corroboration
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1d agoIran's Revolutionary Guards behind cyberattacks on supermarket fridges, says French FM French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot on Monday accused Iran's Revolutionary Guards of being behind a recent cyberattack on French supermarket fridges, saying there would be consequences for the country. The Paris prosecutor's office said it had opened an investigation into an Iranian cyber unit affiliated with the Guards over the cyberattacks.
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