France Blames Iran for Cyber Attacks on Supermarket Freezers

• •France accuses Iran's IRGC of a major cyber attack on supermarket freezers.
• •Over 700 stores were affected, leading to significant food spoilage and fires.
• •The attack is described as unprecedented in scale and aggression, marking a new level of cyber sabotage.

France's cybersecurity agency has attributed a recent cyber attack on supermarket freezers to Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). The attack, which occurred in October 2026, affected over 700 grocery stores, causing food spoilage and fires as temperatures in fridges were raised to over 50°C. The French Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs described the incident as unprecedented in scale and aggression, marking it as the first cyber offensive purely for sabotage on national territory. The attack impacted major supermarket chains including Casino, Leclerc, and Carrefour, with losses estimated in the tens of millions of euros. Following the incident, France has initiated an investigation and requested international arrest warrants for members of the responsible group, Shahid Kaveh. The IRGC has been linked to several other high-profile cyberattacks in recent months, raising concerns about ongoing Iranian cyber threats. A second wave of attacks targeting supermarkets in other European countries followed shortly after the initial incident.