What the hack? Europeans face growing psyops and cyberattacks

What the hack? Europeans face growing psyops and cyberattacks

So this time, it's Iran, not Russia? France - reportedly acting on US intelligence - summoning Tehran’s ambassador over last month’s hacking of hundreds of supermarket refrigerators that overheated, 15 of which even caught fire. Why now at a time when Iran’s trying to break its international isolation?

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So this time, it's Iran, not Russia? France - reportedly acting on US intelligence - summoning Tehran’s ambassador over last month’s hacking of hundreds of supermarket refrigerators that overheated, 15 of which even caught fire. Why now at a time when Iran’s trying to break its international isolation?

We’ll ask about France’s role in the region, particularly in defending Gulf states and about all the other hacks and bomb threats that have rattled Europe in recent weeks, this just as the continent's representatives vye for a seat at the table of US-brokered Russia-Ukraine discussions in Abu Dhabi. With Europe’s so-called coalition of the willing at the same time conducting military drills in Poland, we’ll ask if a force led by France and the UK can really keep the peace in an eventual deal or further deter Russia.

For now though, Europeans are told they must brace for more. The UK defence secretary’s even launched a ‘Be Prepared’

In brief

To display this content from YouTube, you must enable advertisement tracking and audience measurement. France - reportedly acting on US intelligence - summoning Tehran’s ambassador over last month’s hacking of hundreds of supermarket refrigerators that overheated, 15 of which even caught fire. Why now at a time when Iran’s trying to break its international isolation? For now though, Europeans are told they must brace for more.

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