Belgium's ministers have set out different positions on whether Iran was responsible for store cyberattacks, as a prosecutor's investigation continues and France accuses Iranian forces over similar incidents, Reuters reported.
Interior Minister Bernard Quintin told Belgian broadcaster VRT NWS on Thursday that information from security services led him to assess Iranian involvement as “very likely.” He had made similar comments earlier that day, Reuters reported.
Foreign Minister Maxime Prévot said in a statement that the information available to Belgium did not support a formal finding that Iran was responsible. He said the Foreign Ministry handles official attribution of cyberattacks to foreign actors, and that federal prosecutors were continuing to investigate.
Reuters said temperatures climbed inside refrigerators and freezers at dozens of stores after an attack earlier this month. On Monday, officials in France blamed Iran's Revolutionary Guards for comparable incidents from the previous month and warned Tehran of consequences, Reuters reported. Iran has repeatedly denied conducting malicious cyber operations, Reuters said.
