France accuses Iran's Revolutionary Guards of cyberattacks on supermarket refrigerators

Updated 2026-11-10 · told from many outlets at once

France has accused the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps of launching destructive cyberattacks against critical infrastructure in October. The Paris prosecutor announced that the hacking operation targeted refrigeration systems in hundreds of French supermarkets. This incident marks the first large-scale cyberattack aimed at sabotage on French national territory.

France accuses Iran of launching destructive cyberattacks against its critical infrastructure in October.
A cyberattack affected the refrigeration systems of about 700 French supermarkets in October.
French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot said the attack marks the first large-scale cyberattack aimed at sabotage on national territory.
The Paris prosecutor announced an investigation against Shahid Kaveh and his two deputies.
The hackers disabled defrost systems on refrigerators, causing temperatures to reach 50 degrees Celsius.
Jean-Noël Barrot stated the Islamic Republic of Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps is responsible for the attack.
Jean-Noël Barrot announced that France summoned the Iranian ambassador to protest the grave act.
Investigators found attackers used Farsi and IP addresses linked to devices in Iran.
The French Foreign Minister announced that European sanctions will be imposed.

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