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<\/a><\/p>\nPublished On 9 Nov 20269 Nov 2026<\/p>\n
France has opened an investigation and accused Iran of being behind recent cyberattacks targeting refrigeration units in supermarkets.<\/p>\n
French authorities said on Monday that they are probing a cyber unit affiliated with the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) over the attacks, which caused fires and large amounts of food waste.<\/p>\n
Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot said that the Iranian ambassador had been summoned and that sanctions would be sought against those responsible at a \u201cEuropean level\u201d.<\/p>\n
\u201cI can confirm that this attack was carried out by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps of the Islamic Republic of Iran,\u201d Barrot said of the cyberattacks on French supermarkets that occurred on October 11 and 12.<\/p>\n
The Paris prosecutor\u2019s office said it has requested international arrest warrants against the leader of Shahid Kaveh, an offensive cyber unit affiliated with the IRGC, and his two deputies.<\/p>\n
Barrot told reporters that the attack was \u201cunprecedented in its level of aggression\u201d.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis is the first large-scale cyberattack carried out for sabotage purposes on French soil,\u201d he said. \u201cIt represents a major attack on the nation\u2019s interests and on the security of the French people. That is why it will not go unanswered.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWe will also take any other measures that are proportionate and necessary, whether public or private, to respond to this attack and deter anyone who might seek to repeat it,\u201d Barrot added.<\/p>\n
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Boxes of spoiled food sit outside an Intermarche supermarket in Paris, France, on October 13, 2026, after a cyberattack targeted supermarket refrigeration systems [File: Lucien Libert\/Reuters]<\/p>\n
Investigators say the attackers used Farsi and IP addresses linked to devices in Iran to carry out the attack, during which they gained internet access to the refrigeration systems and remotely cranked up temperatures to 50 degrees Celsius (122 degrees Fahrenheit) overnight.<\/p>\n
Millions of euros\u2019 worth of food was spoiled, according to retailers. In some cases, the raised temperatures sparked fires or melted equipment.<\/p>\n
French supermarket groups E-Leclerc, Intermarche, Carrefour, Monoprix and Cooperative U were all hit.<\/p>\n
At least 300 of Intermarche\u2019s stores and its Netto brand were affected. Cooperative U said more than 100 of its supermarkets were targeted, while Carrefour said 80 supermarkets were affected, and Monoprix reported that about 5 percent of its roughly 490 stores were hit.<\/p>\n