France blames Iran for mass-hacks targeting freezers in grocery stores and blood banks

France's foreign minister, Jean-Noël Barrot, has formally blamed Iran for launching at least two waves of cyberattacks targeting thousands of internet-connected industrial refrigerated and freezer units across France and wider Europe. The attacks, which occurred in October and November, saw hackers remotely break into web-based controllers and raise the temperatures to spoil food and destroy goods. Medical blood banks were also targeted, but the attacks were stopped before any blood was spoiled. The affected units were manufactured by companies including Danfoss, which no longer supports some of the affected models with security fixes. The attacks are linked to pro-Iranian hacktivists who are working for Tehran, likely in response to the US-Israeli war against Iran, according to the US government.