France accuses Iran of cyberattack on European fridges

SaveSharefacebookxwhatsapp-strokecopylinkFrance's Foreign Affairs Minister Jean-Noel Barrot accused a group linked to Iran's IRGC of being behind the hack targeting supermarket refrigerators (AFP)Published On 9 Nov 20269 Nov 2026France has opened an investigation and accused Iran of being behind recent cyberattacks targeting refrigeration units in supermarkets.French authorities said on Monday that it is probing a cyber unit affiliated with the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps over the attacks, which caused fires and food waste.Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot said that the Iranian ambassador had been summoned and that sanctions would be brought against Iran at a “European level”.The Paris prosecutor’s ⁠office said ⁠it has requested international arrest warrants against ⁠the leader ⁠of Shahid Kaveh, ⁠an offensive cyber unit affiliated with the Revolutionary ‌Guards, and his two ‌deputies.More to come…