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Belgian ministers at odds over Iran's alleged role in refrigerator cyberattacks

Headline via The Straits Times · first report 13 Nov, 17:39 IST, latest 13 Nov, 20:03 IST

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What we know

2 independent news organisations have reported this story. The first report we saw came from The Straits Times at 13 Nov, 17:39 IST; the latest is from The Times of Israel at 13 Nov, 20:03 IST. Rational Times has not independently confirmed the details: read each report through the links below.

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First report13 Nov, 17:39 IST
Latest report13 Nov, 20:03 IST
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BRUSSELS, Nov 13 - Belgian Interior Minister Bernard Quintin said Iran was \"very likely\" behind the recent refrigerator cyberattacks on European shops, while Foreign Minister Maxime Prévot said there was insufficient evidence to draw conclusions.
Interior minister says Tehran likely behind cyberattack that raised refrigerator temperatures in dozens of stores, foreign minister says 'insufficient' information to formally blame Iran

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