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The French government has [blaming / blamed] Iran for a cyberattack on supermarket freezers and refrigerators across France. The attacks happened last [month / monthly] . They hit around 700 supermarkets and shops. Hackers [took / gave] control of the cooling systems in the fridges and [freezes / freezers] . Temperatures increased to more than 50 [agrees / degrees] Celsius. Thousands of tons of frozen food [melted / melting] . Stores had to throw the food away because it was no [long / longer] safe to eat. The French Foreign Minister said the attack was [on / in] a level never seen before. France believes an Iranian cyber unit carried [out / in] the attack. Iran has strongly denied it was involved in the attacks and blamed the French government [for / to] them.

Security experts have warned that cyberattacks could [be / being] more dangerous [on / in] the future. Similar attacks have already affected [another / other] European countries. A French blood bank has also been hit. Fortunately, workers stopped the [bloody / blood] products from being damaged. Cybersecurity expert Gerome Billois stated: "[Of / At] the moment they are attacking easy equipment, but we should [do / be] prepared to see attacks on other systems like water [or / nor] electricity." Weak computer security can let hackers attack places and services, such [was / as] hospitals, airports, public transport and banks. This can put people's lives [on / in] danger. European officials have said that a strong response is [needed / need] .