France Slams Iran for Unprecedented Supermarket Fridge Cyberattack Disrupting 700 Stores
France blames Iran's IRGC for hacking supermarket fridges, spoiling produce at 700 retailers. Paris vows sanctions after unprecedented cyberattack.
POLICY WIRE — Paris, France — The French government has formally attributed a series of “unprecedented” cyberattacks to Iran, targeting the temperature controls of refrigerators and freezers in domestic supermarkets.
Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot announced that the operations were conducted last month by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). He cited the exceptional efforts of various government departments in identifying the source of the digital intrusion.
The hacks affected approximately 700 retail locations, causing temperatures to rise and jeopardizing stored food supplies. Barrot specified that Shahid Kaveh, a cyber unit linked to the IRGC, was responsible for orchestrating these disruptions in October.
In response to the incident, Paris is planning to impose sanctions on Tehran. Barrot emphasized the severity of the breach, noting that the attacks raised internal temperatures in freezers and fridges across several major supermarket chains.
Reporting by Policy-Wire (PW)