France blames IRGC unit for October supermarket fridge hacks
Original title: Risky Bulletin: France blames Iran for the October supermarket fridge hacks
A joint report names IRGC unit Shahid Kaveh; attacks hit about 700 stores on October 11-12, and US sources reportedly had only low-confidence attribution.
Five French agencies accused the Shahid Kaveh unit of IRGC-CEC of hacking Danfoss refrigeration web panels at French retailers on the night of October 11-12. About 700 stores, plus some butchers, factories and a slaughterhouse, were affected, including Intermarché, Casino, Leclerc, Coopérative U, Metro and Carrefour. Raised temperatures spoiled food and started fires at 15 sites, with losses put at tens of millions of euros. A November wave is unattributed.
Unconfirmed: US intelligence sources cited by the NYT, and researchers contacted by Risky Business, rated the Iran link as low confidence.
- France opened a criminal investigation into three named IRGC-CEC and Shahid Kaveh commanders.
- US investigators went to France after an August wave spoiled food at US bases.
- DomainTools previously linked Shahid Kaveh to CyberAveng3rs and the Quds Force.
- The report does not attribute a second fridge-hacking wave in early November.
Impact: Spoiled food, fires and tens of millions of euros in losses
| Product | Affected |
|---|---|
| Danfoss refrigeration controllers | — |
- Vendors
- Danfoss
- Threat actors
- Shahid KavehIRGC-CECCyberAveng3rs
- Countries
- FranceIranUnited States
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