France vows tough response to freezer cyberattack blamed on Iran

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France’s foreign minister said Paris would rule out no response to a cyberattack on hundreds of supermarket freezers in October, which France blames on Iran. Jean-Noël Barrot said the aim is to deter further attacks by Iran or others.

France's Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot said Tuesday, November 10, that Paris ruled out "nothing" to respond to a major cyberattack on hundreds of supermarket fridges in October that it has blamed on Iran. The goal, Jean-Noel Barrot told France Info, is "to deter anyone who might be tempted, in Iran or elsewhere, to do it again".