France Accuses IRGC of Hacking 700 Supermarket Refrigeration Systems, Seeks Arrest Warrants
France has accused Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps of carrying out a major cyberattack that disrupted refrigeration systems at around 700 supermarkets and commercial sites across the country
The attacks on October 11 and 12 remotely altered refrigeration controls, forcing prolonged defrost cycles while disabling temperature alarms. The disruption spoiled large quantities of food and was linked to at least 15 fires.
Paris prosecutors have opened a judicial investigation into the Shahid Kaveh cyber unit, which France says is affiliated with the IRGC’s Electronic and Cyber Centre, and have requested international arrest warrants for its leader and two deputies.
France has also summoned Iran’s ambassador and warned that Paris could impose European sanctions and take further measures, including undisclosed cyber responses. Iran has rejected the accusations as baseless and hostile.