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France links Iran’s Revolutionary Guard to supermarket cyberattacks
France has blamed Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps for cyberattacks that disrupted refrigeration at more than 700 supermarket sites in October. The government described the incidents as an unprecedented sabotage campaign on French soil and said it would respond using all available means.
The attacks affected Casino, Leclerc, Coopérative U, Metro, Carrefour and Intermarché, causing at least 15 fires and food losses worth tens of millions of euros. French officials linked the activity to the IRGC’s Shahid Kaveh unit, citing shared attack infrastructure, traces of Farsi and reporting by a media outlet reportedly connected to the group. Similar incidents were reported in Belgium, Ireland, Luxembourg and Sweden in early November.
In short
- France attributes supermarket refrigeration attacks to an Iranian cyber unit.
- More than 700 sites were affected, with at least 15 fires reported.
- Similar incidents have been reported in four other European countries.
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Originally published by The Register as “France blames Iran for supermarket hack meltdowns”.