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Published On 9 Nov 2026

France has opened an investigation and accused Iran of being behind recent cyberattacks targeting refrigeration units in supermarkets.

French authorities said on Monday that it is probing a cyber unit affiliated with the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps over the attacks, which caused fires and food waste.

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”.

The Paris prosecutor’s ⁠office said ⁠it has requested international arrest warrants against ⁠the leader ⁠of Shahid Kaveh, ⁠an offensive cyber unit affiliated with the Revolutionary ‌Guards, and his two ‌deputies.

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