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Cyber-attack on French supermarket freezers has geopolitical context

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Cyber-attack on French supermarket freezers has geopolitical context

‘Not particularly complex’ defrosting hack has been attributed to Iran, with presumption it is linked to others across Europe Iranian hackers like to send a message. In 2023 a state-backed group interrupted TV streaming services in the United Arab Emirates to broadcast a deepfake report on the war in Gaza.

In the same year, hackers affiliated with Iran displayed the slogan “down with Israel” on the screens of water-control equipment made by an Israeli firm. ..