Belgium also points to Iran over cyberattacks on supermarket refrigeration systems, joining France's accusations
Belgium points to Iran as responsible for the cyberattacks that hit numerous refrigeration facilities at supermarkets in the country earlier this month. Interior Minister Bernard Quintin said security services have detected indications of possible links to known Iranian actors and that the Federal Prosecutor's Office is examining them. Belgium thus joins France's accusations, whose Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot attributed the attack to the Revolutionary Guards. Iran denied any involvement.
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- Belgian Interior Minister Bernard Quintin says security services detected indications of possible links to known Iranian actors.
- Belgium's Federal Prosecutor's Office is examining those indications and the government says it is mobilizing all necessary means to assess the threat.
- France attributed the attack to Iran's Revolutionary Guards and put the number of affected facilities at around 700, according to its foreign minister.
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