France accuses Iran of supermarket fridge hacking
Verified: 97 outlets in 47 countries have reported this story since Nov 9, 3 of them from France.
The cyber-attack last month saw fridges and freezers in hundreds of supermarkets across France heated up.
How sure are we
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 min· you’re reading thisFrance 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 supermarket fridge-hacking attribution to Iran as Report 1, with no conflicting facts.
21h ago[Claude] All three other reports cover the same French accusation that Iran was behind the supermarket fridge cyberattack, and none conflict with Report 1's details.
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.
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What moves the score
Not in the score: AI checks and reader flags. Verified is separate: two or more independent outlets and a score of at least 65%.
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