France accuses Iran over supermarket refrigeration cyberattacks
France has attributed an October cyberattack targeting supermarket refrigeration systems to Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, requesting international arrest warrants.
France has formally blamed Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps for an October cyberattack that targeted refrigeration systems in hundreds of supermarkets. Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot described the incident as an "unprecedented" act of sabotage on national territory.
The Paris prosecutor's office requested international arrest warrants for several Iranian nationals linked to the IRGC cyber unit Shahid Kaveh, also known as CyberAv3ngers. The attack caused cooling systems to overheat across stores in France before affecting other European countries. In response, French authorities summoned Iran’s ambassador to Paris and called for coordinated European Union sanctions against Tehran.
Sources: Le Monde, Libération, Politico Europe, Le Figaro, ORF.
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- ORF — Frankreich macht Iran verantwortlich
- Le Monde — Cyberattaque contre des réfrigérateurs de supermarchés : la justice ouvre une enquête contre un groupe iranien, Jean-Noël Barrot souhaite « des sanctions à l’échelle européenne »
- Politico Europe (Defense) — La France accuse l’Iran d’être à l’origine des cyberattaques visant les supermarchés
- Libération — Cyberattaques contre les frigos de supermarchés : la justice française pointe Téhéran, l’ambassadeur iranien convoqué
- Le Figaro — Plongée dans les opérations secrètes de Shahid Kaveh, l’armée de l’ombre iranienne suspectée d’avoir saboté les frigos de supermarchés français