France blames Iran for fridge cyberattacks
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France has accused Iran of being behind cyber-attacks that raised the temperatures of supermarket fridges and freezers.
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Then last week, dozens of supermarkets across seven other European countries were also impacted by a cyber-attack that targeted fridges and freezers.
The attack's total costs could add up to tens of millions of euros nationwide, one French supermarket owner estimated.
Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot said that the Iranian ambassador had been summoned and that sanctions would be brought against Iran at a “European level”.
Iran's mission to the United Nations did not return messages seeking comment.
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On November 9, France accused Iran's Revolutionary Guards of conducting cyberattacks on supermarket refrigerators in October, leading to increased temperatures that caused significant food waste. French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot stated these attacks were unprecedented and marked the first large-scale sabotage attempt on French soil, prompting calls for European-level sanctions against those responsible. The…
France accuses Iran of hacking supermarket refrigerators →2 articles from The Straits Times on this storyFrance has accused Iran's Revolutionary Guards of carrying out cyberattacks that disrupted hundreds of French supermarkets in early October by disabling commercial refrigerators and freezers. This attack followed similar alleged Iranian hacks against U.S. infrastructure earlier this year and is part of a broader conflict between the two nations characterized by digital disruptions. Jean-Noël Barrot, France’s Foreign…
France blames Iran for supermarket fridge cyberattack →2 articles from The Independent on this storyFrench authorities have blamed Iran for hacking commercial refrigerators and freezers across France in October, causing significant damage as hackers raised temperatures to dangerous levels. The attack affected hundreds of establishments, leading to food spoilage estimated in the tens of millions of euros. French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot announced that sanctions would be imposed on Iran in response…
Iran was behind European fridge freezer hacking attack, French authorities say →French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot accused Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps of conducting a cyber-attack that raised the temperatures in hundreds of supermarket refrigerators and freezers across France last month, spoiling food estimated to be worth millions of euros. The attack, described as unprecedented due to its scale and aggression, prompted France to consider European-level sanctions against…
France accuses Iran of supermarket fridge hacking →French officials suspect that Iranian state-backed hackers are responsible for recent cyberattacks on commercial refrigeration systems in France, which occurred on October 11 and could result in nationwide damages costing tens of millions of euros. This incident is considered one of the most disruptive cyberattacks since the conflict with Iran began in February. Similar attacks have targeted various infrastructure…
French officials suspect Iran is behind fridge cyberattacks, sources say →France is investigating recent cyberattacks on supermarket refrigeration units that caused fires and food waste, and has accused Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps of involvement. French authorities have summoned the Iranian ambassador and are considering sanctions against Iran at a European level. The Paris prosecutor's office seeks international arrest warrants for three members of Shahid Kaveh, an offensive…
France accuses Iran of cyberattack on European fridges →Show 8 more outlets
France has accused Iran's Revolutionary Guards of conducting a cyberattack that hacked supermarket refrigerators across the country, causing significant damage to food supplies in hundreds of establishments. The attack occurred on October 11 and was followed by another wave affecting more than 100 European locations, including French blood banks. French authorities have requested international arrest warrants for…
France blames Iran for cyberattack that hacked supermarket refrigerators across the country →France's Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot has accused Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corp of conducting recent cyberattacks on supermarket fridges across multiple European countries. These attacks involved remotely increasing fridge temperatures, leading to closures at many stores. In response, Mr. Barrot states that he will advocate for Europe-wide sanctions against Iran.
France blames Iran for supermarket fridge cyberattacks →France has accused Iran’s Revolutionary Guards of carrying out cyber-attacks on supermarket fridges in October, which French foreign minister Jean-Noël Barrot called unprecedented due to their scale and aggression. Following the initial attacks, a second wave affected over 100 establishments across Europe, including refrigerators used by French blood banks. In response, France intends to implement European sanctions…
France blames Iran’s Revolutionary Guards for cyber-attacks on supermarket fridges →French officials have accused Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps of conducting cyberattacks on commercial refrigeration units at approximately 700 grocery stores across France in October. These attacks caused significant food spoilage and twenty fires due to the malfunctioning of refrigeration systems. According to the Paris prosecutor’s office, the hackers remotely controlled the equipment by initiating…
France says Iran behind costly grocery store refrigeration hacks →The French Foreign Ministry has accused Iran of conducting a cyberattack last month that targeted refrigerators in supermarkets across France and summoned the Iranian ambassador to express strong condemnation. The ministry’s statement emphasized that these attacks are deemed unacceptable and harmful to French national interests.
France blames Iran for the last month's cyberattack on supermarket fridges →French officials have accused Iran's Revolutionary Guards of carrying out recent cyberattacks that disabled hundreds of commercial refrigerators and freezers in France, causing significant economic damage estimated at tens of millions of euros. This accusation comes as part of an ongoing digital conflict between the US and Iran, which has seen several disruptive attacks on critical infrastructure globally since…
French officials accuse Iran of being behind refrigerator hacks →On November 9, 2026, France accused Iran’s Revolutionary Guards of carrying out cyberattacks on supermarket refrigerators in October, raising temperatures and causing food spoilage at 700 sites. French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot announced plans for European-level sanctions against those responsible, while the Paris prosecutor opened an investigation into a specific Iranian cyber unit linked to the attacks.
France says Iran’s Guards behind cyberattacks on fridges →France accused Iran of carrying out a recent cyberattack on supermarket refrigerators and summoned the Iranian ambassador to protest. The attack affected approximately 700 of France's 10,000 supermarkets on October 12, causing fridge temperatures to rise dramatically. Paris prosecutors identified Iran’s Revolutionary Guard as responsible for the incident.
France says Iran caused last month’s cyberattack on supermarket fridges →Analysis
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The firm behind many of the stricken units said that several were obsolete or were running outdated firmware, which could have made it easy for hackers to break in.
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Some refrigerators had the temperature turned up so high they caught fire.
In the hours following the hack, supermarket employees carted boxes full of perished meat and melted ice cream into giant trash containers.
In August, refrigerators in at least half a dozen military commissaries went out of commission.
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France has accused Iran of being behind cyber-attacks that raised the temperatures of supermarket fridges and freezers.
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9 Nov France says Iran caused last month’s cyberattack on supermarket fridgesFrance accused Iran of carrying out a recent cyberattack on supermarket refrigerators and summoned the Iranian ambassador to protest. The attack affected approximately 700 of France's 10,000 supermarkets on October 12, causing fridge temperatures to rise dramatically. Paris prosecutors identified Iran’s Revolutionary Guard as responsible for the incident.Global News
9 Nov France says Iran’s Guards behind cyberattacks on fridgesOn November 9, 2026, France accused Iran’s Revolutionary Guards of carrying out cyberattacks on supermarket refrigerators in October, raising temperatures and causing food spoilage at 700 sites. French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot announced plans for European-level sanctions against those responsible, while the Paris prosecutor opened an investigation into a specific Iranian cyber unit linked to the attacks.Toronto Sun
9 Nov France blames Iran for supermarket fridge cyberattackFrance has accused Iran's Revolutionary Guards of carrying out cyberattacks that disrupted hundreds of French supermarkets in early October by disabling commercial refrigerators and freezers. This attack followed similar alleged Iranian hacks against U.S. infrastructure earlier this year and is part of a broader conflict between the two nations characterized by digital disruptions. Jean-Noël Barrot, France’s Foreign…The Independent
9 Nov French officials accuse Iran of being behind refrigerator hacksFrench officials have accused Iran's Revolutionary Guards of carrying out recent cyberattacks that disabled hundreds of commercial refrigerators and freezers in France, causing significant economic damage estimated at tens of millions of euros. This accusation comes as part of an ongoing digital conflict between the US and Iran, which has seen several disruptive attacks on critical infrastructure globally since…Dawn- 9 Nov France blames Iran for the last month's cyberattack on supermarket fridgesThe French Foreign Ministry has accused Iran of conducting a cyberattack last month that targeted refrigerators in supermarkets across France and summoned the Iranian ambassador to express strong condemnation. The ministry’s statement emphasized that these attacks are deemed unacceptable and harmful to French national interests.Toronto Star
9 Nov France says Iran behind costly grocery store refrigeration hacksFrench officials have accused Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps of conducting cyberattacks on commercial refrigeration units at approximately 700 grocery stores across France in October. These attacks caused significant food spoilage and twenty fires due to the malfunctioning of refrigeration systems. According to the Paris prosecutor’s office, the hackers remotely controlled the equipment by initiating…CBS News
9 Nov France accuses Iran of hacking supermarket refrigeratorsOn November 9, France accused Iran's Revolutionary Guards of conducting cyberattacks on supermarket refrigerators in October, leading to increased temperatures that caused significant food waste. French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot stated these attacks were unprecedented and marked the first large-scale sabotage attempt on French soil, prompting calls for European-level sanctions against those responsible. The…The Straits Times
9 Nov France blames Iran for the last month's cyberattack on supermarket fridgesFrance has accused Iran of carrying out a cyberattack in October that disrupted approximately 700 out of 10,000 supermarkets by increasing refrigerator temperatures. The French Foreign Ministry condemned the attack as unacceptable and summoned the Iranian ambassador to Paris. According to Paris prosecutors, Iran’s Revolutionary Guard is believed to be responsible for this large-scale disruption.The Independent
9 Nov France blames Iran’s Revolutionary Guards for cyber-attacks on supermarket fridgesFrance has accused Iran’s Revolutionary Guards of carrying out cyber-attacks on supermarket fridges in October, which French foreign minister Jean-Noël Barrot called unprecedented due to their scale and aggression. Following the initial attacks, a second wave affected over 100 establishments across Europe, including refrigerators used by French blood banks. In response, France intends to implement European sanctions…The Guardian
9 Nov France blames Iran for supermarket fridge cyberattacksFrance's Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot has accused Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corp of conducting recent cyberattacks on supermarket fridges across multiple European countries. These attacks involved remotely increasing fridge temperatures, leading to closures at many stores. In response, Mr. Barrot states that he will advocate for Europe-wide sanctions against Iran.ABC News (AU)
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- 9 Nov France blames Iran for cyberattack that hacked supermarket refrigerators across the countryFrance has accused Iran's Revolutionary Guards of conducting a cyberattack that hacked supermarket refrigerators across the country, causing significant damage to food supplies in hundreds of establishments. The attack occurred on October 11 and was followed by another wave affecting more than 100 European locations, including French blood banks. French authorities have requested international arrest warrants for…CBC
9 Nov France accuses Iran of cyberattack on European fridgesFrance is investigating recent cyberattacks on supermarket refrigeration units that caused fires and food waste, and has accused Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps of involvement. French authorities have summoned the Iranian ambassador and are considering sanctions against Iran at a European level. The Paris prosecutor's office seeks international arrest warrants for three members of Shahid Kaveh, an offensive…Al Jazeera
9 Nov French officials suspect Iran is behind fridge cyberattacks, sources sayFrench officials suspect that Iranian state-backed hackers are responsible for recent cyberattacks on commercial refrigeration systems in France, which occurred on October 11 and could result in nationwide damages costing tens of millions of euros. This incident is considered one of the most disruptive cyberattacks since the conflict with Iran began in February. Similar attacks have targeted various infrastructure…South China Morning Post
9 Nov France accuses Iran of supermarket fridge hackingFrench Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot accused Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps of conducting a cyber-attack that raised the temperatures in hundreds of supermarket refrigerators and freezers across France last month, spoiling food estimated to be worth millions of euros. The attack, described as unprecedented due to its scale and aggression, prompted France to consider European-level sanctions against…BBC
9 Nov Iran was behind European fridge freezer hacking attack, French authorities sayFrench authorities have blamed Iran for hacking commercial refrigerators and freezers across France in October, causing significant damage as hackers raised temperatures to dangerous levels. The attack affected hundreds of establishments, leading to food spoilage estimated in the tens of millions of euros. French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot announced that sanctions would be imposed on Iran in response…Daily Mail- 9 Nov French officials suspect Iran is behind refrigerator hacks, sources sayFrench officials suspect Iranian state-backed hackers were responsible for cyberattacks that disabled commercial refrigerators across France on October 11. These attacks caused significant economic damage, with costs potentially reaching tens of millions of euros due to spoiled food and fire hazards from overheated units. The incident is part of an ongoing series of disruptive cyber activities attributed to Iran…The Straits Times
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