# Iran rejects France’s accusation of IRGC supermarket refrigeration cyber-attacks

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/iran-rejects-french-claims-it-was-behind-supermarket-fridge-hacking/
- Published: 2026-11-10T17:29:46+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-10T17:37:11+00:00
- Original publisher: BBC World (publisher lean: Centre)
- Original article: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cmg474vk6dyqo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss
- Topics: Culture, Cybersecurity, Europe, Food, Middle East, Technology, World

## Key points

- Iran denies France’s claim that the IRGC targeted supermarket refrigeration.
- The attacks spoiled chilled and frozen food in hundreds of stores.
- A separate wave affected more than 100 shops across Europe.

## Summary

Iran has formally rejected France’s accusation that its Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) was behind cyber-attacks that disrupted supermarket refrigeration, calling the claims “baseless and hostile”. France says the attacks caused widespread food losses and amounted to sabotage, and has summoned Iran’s ambassador; it has also warned that sanctions or other proportionate measures may follow.

The first reported wave began on 11 October, when hackers took control of software managing supermarket fridges and freezers. More than 100 Coopérative U stores and 180 Intermarché and Netto shops were hit, alongside other retailers, with temperatures reportedly reaching 50C in some stores. A later wave affected more than 100 shops across Europe, including in Belgium and Luxembourg, but it is unclear whether the attacks are linked; French prosecutors have opened an investigation into the head of an IRGC-associated cyber unit and two deputies.

## Coverage

- [BBC World: Iran rejects France’s accusation of IRGC supermarket refrigeration cyber-attacks](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cmg474vk6dyqo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss)
- [Le Monde: Why France accused Iran and its Shahid Kaveh cyber unit of being behind freezer hacks](https://www.lemonde.fr/en/pixels/article/2026/11/10/why-france-accused-iran-and-its-shahid-kaveh-cyber-unit-of-being-behind-freezer-hacks_6776838_13.html)
- [CNBC: France blames Iran for supermarket refrigerator cyberattacks, weighs sanctions](https://www.cnbc.com/2026/11/10/iran-fridge-cyberattacks-france.html)

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