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The recent cyberattack on refrigerators and freezers in supermarkets in France was organized by Iran's Revolutionary Guards, French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot has said, describing the hacking as "unprecedented."
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Upgrade this serverFrance said the cyber unit of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps carried out an "unprecedented campaign" that caused millions of euros in damage.
2 days ago · cnbc.com
An October cyberattack on refrigeration controllers at about 700 French retail sites was carried out by a cyber unit of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), the French government said yesterday. The attackers broke into controllers on the night of October 11 and changed their defrost settings to high temperatures. That caused food losses and, in at least 15 cases, fires. The unit
2 days ago · thehackernews.com
France Blames Iran For Cyberattack That Paralyzed Supermarket Freezers, Vows Retaliation For "Sabotage" France accused Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps of masterminding last month's cyberattack , which disrupted 700 of the country's 10,000 supermarkets and struck deep inside the country's food supply chain. Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot said earlier today in Paris that the IRGC's operation marked the first large-scale cyberattack aimed at sabotage on French territory. Speaking on the sidelines of the G7 ministerial meeting, he said France had summoned Iran's ambassador on the matter and was seeking sanctions against the group responsible. " This is the first large-scale cyberattack with an aim of sabotage on the national territory ," Barrot said. " It hurts the nation's interests and the security of French citizens. We will take sanctions at the European level against all who are responsible" and "we will take any other proportionate and necessary measure to respond to this attack and dissuade those who would like to reproduce it ." Happening across Europe. Hackers are hitting supermarket refrigeration systems: 50°C in the freezers, everything trashed. Empty shelves in France, Belgium, Luxembourg, Sweden, Netherlands, Poland, Ireland, Finland and Estonia. France was hit first. This is a hybrid attack on the… pic.twitter.com/ozPahstBM3 — RadioGenoa (@RadioGenoa) November 3, 2026 Last month, the French finance minister told Parliament that the cyberattack on the country's supermarkets "touches the heart of our food security" and is a "wake-up call for everyone." According to local outlet BFM-TV, hackers forced a continuous defrost cycle and set temperatures at 700 supermarkets as high as 50 degrees Celsius (122 degrees Fahrenheit). "Targeting equipment essential to the preservation of fresh products is an attack on the French food supply chain. It is unprecedented, extremely serious, and unacceptable," Dominique Schelcher, CEO of French grocery chain…
2 days ago · zerohedge.com
Paris, Nov 10: French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot has accused Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) for the cyberattacks on French supermarket fridges on the night of October 11-12, a report has claimed. Speaking after a G7 Foreign Ministers’ Meeting in Paris, Barrot said that that Iran’s ambassador to France has been summoned. He further […]
2 days ago · theshillongtimes.com
France's foreign minister said Tuesday that Paris ruled out "nothing" to respond to a major cyberattack on hundreds of supermarket fridges in October that it has blamed on Iran. Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot told FranceinfoTV that Iran's ambassador would be summoned and European-level sanctions would be sought. "I can also tell you that we rule nothing out and will take all measures -- including those we may not disclose publicly -- that we deem proportionate and necessary to deter any further attacks," he added.
2 days ago · al-monitor.com
French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot said Paris ruled out 'nothing' in response to the first such large-scale cyber sabotage on French territory. He added that Iran's ambassador would be summoned and European-level sanctions would be sought.
2 days ago · lemonde.fr
France's foreign minister said Tuesday that Paris ruled out "nothing" to respond to a major cyberattack on hundreds of supermarket fridges in October that it has blamed on Iran.
2 days ago · thelocal.fr
Foreign minister Jean-Noel Barrot said Iran's ambassador would be summoned and European-level sanctions would be sought.
2 days ago · freemalaysiatoday.com
France experienced a wave of cyberattacks on supermarket fridges. Photo: Shutterstock
2 days ago · timesofmalta.com
PARIS - France’s foreign minister said on Tuesday that Paris ruled out “nothing” to respond to a major cyberattack on hundreds of supermarket freezers and refrigerators in October that it has blamed on Iran.
2 days ago · bangkokpost.com
South China Morning Post French officials suspect Iran is behind fridge cyberattacks, sources say
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