France accuses Iran of supermarket fridge hacking
Summary
France accused Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) of a cyber-attack that raised temperatures in supermarket fridges and freezers last month. France said it would pursue European-level sanctions against those responsible, while Iran had not responded to the allegation as of 9 November 2026.Key Facts
- French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot said the IRGC carried out the attack.
- The attack affected hundreds of supermarkets in France and spoiled fresh and frozen food worth an estimated millions of euros.
- Hackers gained control of refrigeration temperature software on 11 October.
- More than 100 Coopérative U supermarkets and 180 Intermarché and Netto stores were hit.
- Temperatures in some stores’ fridges reportedly rose to 50°C overnight.
- A separate attack affected supermarkets in seven other European countries the following week; it is not known whether the incidents were linked.
- The Paris prosecutor opened an investigation into the head of the IRGC-associated Shahid Kaveh cyber unit and two deputies.
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