FLASH NEWSFrance Blames Iran’s IRGC for Supermarket Fridge Cyberattacks

French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot said on Monday 9 November 2026 that Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) was behind the cyberattacks on supermarket refrigeration systems in France on 11 and 12 October 2026. France summoned Iran’s ambassador, and Barrot said sanctions would be sought at European level.

The attacks targeted refrigeration units in supermarkets and led stores to throw away food. The Paris prosecutor’s office opened an investigation into Shahid Kaveh, an offensive cyber unit affiliated with the IRGC, and requested international arrest warrants.