Iran Blamed for Cyberattacks on Refrigerators of European Supermarkets

The cyberattacks in October on refrigeration equipment in French supermarkets were carried out by Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). This was stated on Monday, November 9, by French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot. According to him, this is an operation of "unprecedented scale and unprecedented aggressiveness." "This was the first large-scale cyberattack aimed at sabotage on our territory, and it represents a serious infringement on the national interests and security of French citizens," Barrot said at a press conference in Paris. He added that sanctions "at the European level" will be imposed against all those responsible for this cyberattack. ## ## Iranian Ambassador Summoned to the French Foreign Ministry According to the French minister, the Iranian ambassador in Paris was also summoned to the Foreign Ministry to "express a strong protest regarding this extremely serious act." France will also take "any other necessary and proportionate measures" in response to the incident to "warn those who might attempt to repeat such actions," he noted. The Paris prosecutor's office announced the start of an investigation into the incident on the same day. The investigation is considering the hacker group "Shahed Kaveh," linked to the IRGC, as the alleged perpetrators of the attack. Iran has not yet commented on the statements of the French authorities. ## ## Cyberattack Affected Hundreds of Stores On the night of October 12, hundreds of supermarkets in France were subjected to a cyberattack, resulting in disruptions to cooling systems. Hackers were able to remotely change the temperature in refrigeration and freezer units, heating them to 50 degrees Celsius for several hours. Stores had to throw away spoiled products. In some cases, fires and technical malfunctions occurred. In early November, similar cyberattacks on refrigeration equipment in supermarkets were also reported in Belgium, Estonia, Finland, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Portugal, and Sweden. As [reported](https://bb.lv/statja/chp-i-kriminal/2026/11/05/xakery-dobralis-do-bankov-krovi-v-latvii-prinimaiut-srocnye-mery) by BB.lv, the threat was also eliminated at one of the warehouses in Latvia.