France blames Iran's IRGC for supermarket refrigerator cyberattack
Original title: France Blames Iran for a Cyberattack That Heated Supermarket Refrigerators
The October 12 attack heated systems at about 700 stores to 50 Celsius and cost Intermarché tens of millions of euros.
Paris prosecutors and ANSSI attribute the October 12 refrigeration sabotage to the Shahid Kaveh group, a cyber unit affiliated with Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. Attackers remotely raised temperatures to 50 Celsius for about six hours at roughly 700 of France's 10,000 supermarkets, forcing stores to discard food. France summoned Iran's ambassador, opened a judicial investigation, and said it will seek European sanctions and international arrest warrants.
Unconfirmed: Freezer failures in Sweden, Belgium, Luxembourg, Ireland and Estonia are described as apparently caused by cyberattacks and are not attributed to Iran.
- Intermarché reported losses of tens of millions of euros in one day.
- Investigators cited Farsi language use and IP addresses linked to Iran.
- Warrants are sought for the group leader and two deputies.
- A separate blood-bank temperature attack last week was stopped before damage.
- ANSSI also ties Shahid Shoostari to attacks since 2020, including Charlie Hebdo and the Paris Olympics.
Impact: Remote sabotage of store refrigeration and spoiled food
- Victims
- Intermarché
- Organizations
- ANSSI
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