What is Shahid Kaveh, the Iran cyberunit tied to France’s fridge hacking?
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What is Shahid Kaveh, the Iran cyberunit tied to France’s fridge hacking? IRGC-linked unit operates through front groups posing as vigilante hackers to hit adversaries, says French intelligence.
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The French government has accused Shahid Kaveh, a group it says is linked to Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, of conducting cyberattacks on refrigerators in French supermarkets. French intelligence stated that the unit operates through front groups posing as vigilante hackers. The alleged campaign last month reportedly hacked refrigeration systems in hundreds of stores, remotely increasing temperatures and spoiling millions of euros’ worth of food.
Israeli
French intelligence attributes recent cyberattacks on supermarket refrigeration systems to Shahid Kaveh, a unit it claims is linked to Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. The French government alleges this group operated through front organizations posing as vigilante hackers to sabotage adversaries. The reported campaign involved remotely increasing temperatures in hundreds of stores, resulting in the spoilage of millions of euros’ worth of food.
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French intelligence attributes recent cyberattacks on supermarket refrigeration systems to Shahid Kaveh, a unit it claims is linked to Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. The French government alleges this group operated through front organizations posing as vigilante hackers to sabotage infrastructure. The reported campaign remotely increased temperatures in hundreds of stores, resulting in the spoilage of millions of euros’ worth of food.
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- Al Jazeera StaffBy Al Jazeera Staff
What is Shahid Kaveh, the Iran cyberunit tied to France’s fridge hacking? IRGC-linked unit operates through front groups posing as vigilante hackers to hit adversaries, says French intelligence. The French government has accused Shahid Kaveh – a group it says is linked to Iran’s …
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