GoKawiilFrance blames Iran's Revolutionary Guards for supermarket fridge cyberattacks
France's foreign minister Jean-Noël Barrot said government agencies confirmed Iran's Revolutionary Guards were behind cyberattacks that hijacked refrigeration systems in over 700 French stores on October 11-12, spoiling food, causing at least 15 fires and tens of millions of euros in losses. Investigators identified the unit as Shahid Kaveh, also known online as CyberAv3ngers, and linked the same infrastructure to reconnaissance of Schneider Electric equipment at energy and water facilities. Similar attacks later struck stores in other European countries.
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The attribution escalates tensions between France and Iran and signals that industrial control systems in everyday retail settings are now viable targets for state-linked hacking groups. The discovery that the same infrastructure probed energy and water infrastructure suggests, according to French investigators, a broader campaign testing critical infrastructure vulnerabilities beyond retail. France's pledge to use 'all available means of response' could point toward diplomatic, cyber, or economic retaliation, though no specific measures were announced.
- France formally attributed October's supermarket refrigeration attacks to Iran's Revolutionary Guards unit Shahid Kaveh.
- The attacks hit over 700 French stores, causing fires and tens of millions of euros in food losses, before spreading elsewhere in Europe.
- Investigators found the same attack infrastructure was also probing Schneider Electric equipment at energy and water facilities.
Source: techspot.com — Rob Thubron, 2026-11-10
Published there as: “France says Iran was behind supermarket refrigerator cyberattacks that caused millions in damage”
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