France Blames Iran For Cyberattack That Heated Supermarket Refrigerators—Causing Millions In Damage

French authorities have accused Iran's Revolutionary Guards of orchestrating a series of cyberattacks that disrupted commercial refrigerators and freezers across the country in early October. The attacks, which targeted hundreds of French supermarkets, also affected small butcher shops, a slaughterhouse, and food-processing factories, with at least 15 fires breaking out as hackers increased the temperature of refrigeration units.

French foreign minister Jean-Noël Barrot summoned the Iranian ambassador to the foreign ministry and warned that the European Union could impose further sanctions on Iran over the attacks. The French report identified Shahid Kaveh, a cyber offensive unit linked to the Revolutionary Guards, as being behind the hacking campaign, along with three alleged associates.

French investigators linked the attackers to Shahid Kaveh by examining the digital infrastructure used in the attacks and identifying traces of Persian language in the attack infrastructure.

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