THE INTERNET OF DANGEROUSLY CONNECTED THINGS: Iran blamed for fridge hacks.

France has accused Iran of being behind an “unprecedented” cyber attack on its supermarket fridges that spoilt food worth millions of pounds.

Jean-Noël Barrot, the country’s foreign minister, vowed to retaliate against Tehran as he blamed the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) for the Oct 11 and 12 hacks. He also summoned the Iranian ambassador.

“I can confirm that this attack was carried out by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps of the Islamic Republic of Iran,” said Mr Barrot.

“This attack is unprecedented in both its scale and its level of aggression,” he said, adding: “We will implement sanctions at the European level against all those responsible for this attack.”

From August: Iran-Linked Cyberattack on US Water Systems Explained. “The cyberattack on US water supply systems has once again shown how severe lapses in critical infrastructure security can be. At least seven states, including Michigan and Minnesota’s Water and Wastewater Sector (WWS) companies, reported issues to the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). There has been degraded water operations caused as a result of the activity.”

As Glenn likes to say, I do not trust the Internet of things. Particularly very big things, such as supermarket freezers and the control of local water supply systems.