Thecuy.com – The French government has blamed Iran for a major cyberattack that targeted cooling systems at supermarkets on October 12. French authorities reported that the assault affected hundreds of stores and caused significant financial damage to retailers.
France’s Foreign Ministry summoned Iran’s ambassador and signaled it would push for European sanctions against those deemed responsible. Paris prosecutors also announced a judicial probe into alleged organized cybercrime carried out to serve the interests of a foreign power.
Investigation points to a group linked to Iran’s Revolutionary Guard
In an official statement, Paris prosecutor Laure Beccuau said investigators found evidence of involvement by parties connected to Iran. France’s national cybersecurity agency, ANSSI, tied the attack to the Shahid Kaveh group, described as a cyber unit affiliated with Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC).
Beccuau added that investigators discovered Persian language usage and IP addresses linked to devices in Iran. The Paris prosecutor’s office is now also seeking an international arrest warrant for several individuals under investigation, including the group’s leader and his two deputies.
Impact of the attack on hundreds of supermarkets
According to reports cited by French authorities, the early‑morning assault on October 12 allowed hackers to remotely seize control of cooling systems in hundreds of supermarkets and independent stores across France. Refrigerator temperatures reportedly surged to about 50 °C for roughly six hours.
The outage forced several stores to discard fresh and frozen food. The Intermarché supermarket chain reportedly lost tens of millions of euros in a single day.
Part of a series of incidents across Europe
This breach emerged amid several similar episodes in Europe. Last week, another cyberattack targeting several French blood banks was reported to have tried raising temperatures to extreme levels but was halted before any blood products or samples were harmed.
During the same week, supermarkets in Sweden, Belgium, Luxembourg, Ireland, and Estonia also reported freezer and refrigerator disruptions suspected of being triggered by cyberattacks. ANSSI also said it had linked several other attacks against France since 2020 to the Shahid Shoostari group, also said to be affiliated with Iran’s Revolutionary Guard.
Among the incidents said to be related are the 2023 hack of satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo and the organization of the 2024 Paris Olympics. However, the French government, in its latest announcement, stressed that the current focus of the investigation is on the attack on supermarket cooling systems and those allegedly behind it.
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