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Belgian security services have identified possible links between Iran-linked hacker groups and recent cyberattacks on refrigeration systems at supermarkets and retailers across the country, Interior and Security Minister Bernard Quintin said Thursday.
Speaking to Belga, Quintin said authorities were examining indications that actors associated with Iran may have been involved. Anadolu Agency reported his comments.
“In Belgium too, the security services speak of indications of possible links to known Iranian actors. The federal prosecutor's office is investigating these indications further,” Quintin said.
“We take these cyberattacks extremely seriously and are deploying all the resources needed to assess the threat,” he added.
Earlier this month, cyberattacks disrupted cooling equipment at several Belgian supermarkets and retail outlets, forcing businesses to discard food products worth tens of thousands of euros.
Similar incidents were reported in France in October. The Paris prosecutor's office said Monday that hacker groups were linked to Iran.
