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France blames Iran for supermarket fridge hack, seeks EU sanctions

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Key takeaways

  • French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot on Monday blamed Iran for the October cyberattack that disabled refrigeration at supermarkets across France.
  • Exposed: CIBR, USO, BWET, EWQ, VGK
  • Market reaction: CIBR +4.0% on the day; USO −3.9% on the day; BWET −13.6% on the day

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France blames Iran for supermarket fridge hack, seeks EU sanctions

French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot on Monday blamed Iran for the October cyberattack that disabled refrigeration at supermarkets across France.

Directly affected

  • No company is named in this report.

Indirectly affected

  • CIBR First Trust NASDAQ Cybersecurity ETF

    First Trust NASDAQ Cybersecurity ETF: it holds cybersecurity firms. Linked by “hack” (cybersecurity) in this story.

  • USO United States Oil Fund

    United States Oil Fund: its price follows crude oil. Linked by “iran” (oil) in this story.

  • BWET Breakwave Tanker Shipping ETF

    Breakwave Tanker Shipping ETF: it tracks tanker freight rates. Linked by “iran” (tanker shipping) in this story.

  • EWQ iShares MSCI France ETF

    iShares MSCI France ETF holds stocks listed in France, which this story is about (“france”).

  • VGK Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF

    Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF holds stocks listed in Europe, which this story is about (“eu”).

  • CRWD CrowdStrike Holdings

    CrowdStrike Holdings (prepackaged software): hacks and breaches raise demand for security software. Linked by “hack” (cybersecurity) in this story.

  • PANW Palo Alto Networks

    Palo Alto Networks (computer peripheral equipment): hacks and breaches raise demand for security software. Linked by “hack” (cybersecurity) in this story.

  • FTNT Fortinet

    Fortinet (computer peripheral equipment): hacks and breaches raise demand for security software. Linked by “hack” (cybersecurity) in this story.

Price reaction, T-5 to T+3

TickerT-5T-3T-1T0T+1T+2T+3
CIBR+6.17%+6.88%base+4.04%after closeafter closeafter close
USO+5.62%-2.06%base-3.90%after closeafter closeafter close
BWET+35.08%+5.02%base-13.59%after closeafter closeafter close
EWQ-0.47%+2.21%base+2.69%after closeafter closeafter close
VGK+0.86%+3.36%base+3.06%after closeafter closeafter close
CRWD+11.44%+11.07%base+5.42%after closeafter closeafter close
PANW+12.02%+10.92%base+5.44%after closeafter closeafter close
FTNT+6.23%+8.92%base+3.06%after closeafter closeafter close

Closing-price change versus T-1, the last close before the story. T0 to T+3 fill in after each market close. Prices: Alpaca IEX.

France blames Iran for supermarket fridge hack, seeks EU sanctions Al-Monitor

Source: Al-Monitor

How far First Tr Exchange-Traded Fd (CIBR) has moved since 9 Nov 2026

CompanyWhenMoveStatus
Amplify Commodity Trust (BWET)that day-13.59%final price
Amplify Commodity Trust (BWET)three days earlier+5.02%final price
Amplify Commodity Trust (BWET)five days earlier+35.08%final price
First Tr Exchange-Traded Fd (CIBR)that day+4.04%final price
First Tr Exchange-Traded Fd (CIBR)three days earlier+6.88%final price
First Tr Exchange-Traded Fd (CIBR)five days earlier+6.17%final price
CrowdStrike Holdings (CRWD)that day+5.42%final price
CrowdStrike Holdings (CRWD)three days earlier+11.07%final price
CrowdStrike Holdings (CRWD)five days earlier+11.44%final price
Ishares (EWQ)that day+2.69%final price
Ishares (EWQ)three days earlier+2.21%final price
Ishares (EWQ)five days earlier-0.47%final price
FTNTthat day+3.06%final price
FTNTthree days earlier+8.92%final price
FTNTfive days earlier+6.23%final price
Palo Alto Networks (PANW)that day+5.44%final price
Palo Alto Networks (PANW)three days earlier+10.92%final price
Palo Alto Networks (PANW)five days earlier+12.02%final price
United States Oil Fund (USO)that day-3.90%final price
United States Oil Fund (USO)three days earlier-2.06%final price
United States Oil Fund (USO)five days earlier+5.62%final price
Vanguard Intl Equity Index F (VGK)that day+3.06%final price
Vanguard Intl Equity Index F (VGK)three days earlier+3.36%final price
Vanguard Intl Equity Index F (VGK)five days earlier+0.86%final price

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Who gains and who loses around First Tr Exchange-Traded Fd (CIBR)

Companies mentioned with this story

  • CIBR First Tr Exchange-Traded Fd

    In “France blames Iran for supermarket fridge hack, seeks EU sanctions,” First Tr Exchange-Traded Fd (CIBR) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: First Trust NASDAQ Cybersecurity ETF: it holds cybersecurity firms. Linked by “hack” (cybersecurity) in this story

  • USO United States Oil Fund

    In “France blames Iran for supermarket fridge hack, seeks EU sanctions,” United States Oil Fund (USO) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: United States Oil Fund: its price follows crude oil. Linked by “iran” (oil) in this story

  • BWET Amplify Commodity Trust

    For “France blames Iran for supermarket fridge hack, seeks EU sanctions,” Amplify Commodity Trust (BWET) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: Breakwave Tanker Shipping ETF: it tracks tanker freight rates. Linked by “iran” (tanker shipping) in this story

  • EWQ Ishares

    For “France blames Iran for supermarket fridge hack, seeks EU sanctions,” Ishares (EWQ) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: iShares MSCI France ETF holds stocks listed in France, which this story is about (“france”)

  • VGK Vanguard Intl Equity Index F

    Vanguard Intl Equity Index F (VGK) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 9 Nov 2026 story “France blames Iran for supermarket fridge hack, seeks EU sanctions.” Reason on file: Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF holds stocks listed in Europe, which this story is about (“eu”)

  • CRWD CrowdStrike Holdings

    In “France blames Iran for supermarket fridge hack, seeks EU sanctions,” CrowdStrike Holdings (CRWD) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: CrowdStrike Holdings (prepackaged software): hacks and breaches raise demand for security software. Linked by “hack” (cybersecurity) in this story

  • PANW Palo Alto Networks

    In “France blames Iran for supermarket fridge hack, seeks EU sanctions,” Palo Alto Networks (PANW) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: Palo Alto Networks (computer peripheral equipment): hacks and breaches raise demand for security software. Linked by “hack” (cybersecurity) in this story

  • SHEL Shell

    Shell (SHEL) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 9 Nov 2026 story “France blames Iran for supermarket fridge hack, seeks EU sanctions.” Reason on file: Shell (crude petroleum and natural gas, with business in Europe): oil producers' profits rise and fall with crude prices. Linked by “iran” (oil) in this story

First Tr Exchange-Traded Fd (CIBR)

On 9 Nov 2026, “France blames Iran for supermarket fridge hack, seeks EU sanctions” is the story that connects First Tr Exchange-Traded Fd (CIBR) to this story.

The link for First Tr Exchange-Traded Fd (CIBR) is this: First Trust NASDAQ Cybersecurity ETF: it holds cybersecurity firms. Linked by “hack” (cybersecurity) in this story

A second company, United States Oil Fund (USO), is listed for a different reason: United States Oil Fund: its price follows crude oil. Linked by “iran” (oil) in this story

Dates in the story, and the First Tr Exchange-Traded Fd (CIBR) price range

BWET traded between 788.51 and 1047.07 across 17 sessions. The latest close on file is 907.20. CIBR traded between 98.09 and 110.59 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 107.88. USO traded between 143.02 and 171.80 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 148.41.

A simple score for First Tr Exchange-Traded Fd (CIBR)

46 out of 100

“France blames Iran for supermarket fridge hack, seeks EU sanctions” scores 46 out of 100. The score uses 1 sources, and 8 linked companies.