The Belgian government announced on Thursday, November 12, that evidence has been obtained of possible Iranian involvement in the recent cyber attacks on the refrigeration systems of chain stores in the country.
According to the AFP news agency, Bernard Quentin, Belgium's interior minister, said in the country's parliament that the responsible institutions obtained reliable evidence showing that Iran may be responsible for the attacks on the refrigeration equipment of several large stores. He described the attacks as an attempt to destabilize the country, but said he would exercise diplomatic caution in declaring an official position.
The Belgian Foreign Minister, Maxim Provo, also emphasized that it is still too early to officially present the perpetrators of these attacks.
On November 2, dozens of stores in various regions of Belgium reported disruptions in their cooling systems. These disruptions caused some stores to throw away food stored in refrigerators. Similar problems were reported in eight other European countries.
France, which faced a similar attack three weeks before this incident, named the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps responsible for it and asked the European Union to impose additional sanctions against Iran. Officials in the European Union announced that they are considering responding to this issue.