France’s refrigeration hacking and the mysterious ’Martyr Cave’, the secret war behind the scenes

In mid-October, a strange incident suddenly occurred in about 700 supermarkets in France. Suddenly, the temperature of the stores' refrigeration or food freezing system was unexpectedly increased. Frozen food worth billions of taka was immediately spoiled. The French government has called the incident a serious and unprecedented attack. But who was behind this devastating incident? French intelligence is now looking at the 'Shahid Kaveh', a secret branch of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC).

What is this 'Shaheed Kaveh' branch?

The Iranian government has never publicly acknowledged the existence of the group. Intelligence sources believe it was named after Mahmoud Kav, a 25-year-old army officer who died in the Iran-Iraq War in 1986. According to French and American intelligence, this is no ordinary hacker group. It is a highly skilled cyber warfare unit operating under the orders of the Iranian government. Their main task is to carry out covert digital attacks on the critical infrastructure of other countries.

Innovative tactics of disguised attacks

This cyber unit operates with great cunning. They never directly claim responsibility for any attack under their own name. Instead, they go online under the guise of fake independent hacker groups such as the 'Cyber ​​Avengers' or the 'Cyber ​​Isnad Front'. After carrying out the attack, these disguised groups go online to claim responsibility for the attack, so as not to draw any attention to the main government agencies. French security agencies have already identified several top commanders, including the head of this unit, Hamid Reza Lashgarian, who was already subject to US sanctions.

Iran's strong protest

Iran did not remain silent after this serious accusation by France. The Iranian Foreign Ministry dismissed all the allegations in one sentence, claiming that they were baseless and purposeful. According to Tehran, Western countries are only fabricating such fabricated stories to tarnish their image and worsen diplomatic relations. They also threatened that they have the right to take any measures to protect their sovereignty and security.

Panic spreading in the cyber world

However, according to international security researchers, Iran's technological attack capabilities have increased several times in recent times. Although they do not use such complex technology as Russia or China, they are adept at finding and attacking the weak points of any organization with very simple techniques. Not only France, but also before, they have caused major financial losses by disabling water treatment plants, pharmaceutical factories and computer systems of various government organizations in the United States and Israel. This recent incident in France shows that in the coming days, the modern battlefield is becoming more and more terrifying not only on the border, but also in the secret alleys of the Internet.

Source: Al-Jazeera