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Refrigeration in hundreds of French supermarkets is changed remotely overnight; France later says an IRGC unit did it

Confirmed4 distinct origins, 2 independent.

In the night of 11 to 12 October refrigeration temperatures in French supermarkets were changed remotely, destroying stocks of fresh and frozen food: retailers told AFP on 12 October that 150 to 200 Intermarché stores and fewer than 100 Coopérative U stores were affected. On 9 November Al Jazeera reported at least 300 Intermarché stores, more than 100 Coopérative U, 80 Carrefour and about 5 percent of Monoprix's roughly 490 stores, and the Paris prosecutor's office put the total at 700 retail locations and roughly twenty fires, CBS News reported. CERT-FR said it knew of numerous compromises of remote refrigeration controllers and named no actor. On 9 November the Paris prosecutor's office named the unit Shahid Kaveh and France's foreign minister said the IRGC carried out the attack; no Iranian response was found.

When
11 October 2026
Where
France, France
What
cyber, food supply
Acting party
Shahid Kaveh, Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps
Attribution
Attributed by independent sources. On 9 November the Paris prosecutor's office named Shahid Kaveh, which it described as a cyber-offensive unit affiliated with the IRGC Electronic and Cyber Center, citing the use of Farsi and IP addresses tracing to devices in Iran; Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot said he could confirm the IRGC carried out the attack. CBS News reported no immediate response from Iranian authorities and none was found as of 9 November.
In the record
Published 2026-11-09 22:52 UTC · backfilled

Sources

  1. Evidence Paris Match Belgique Media · Not yet classified origin: Intermarché and Coopérative U statements to AFP, 12 Oct · published 2026-10-12 00:00 UTC 150 à 200 magasins Intermarché
  2. Corroboration CERT-FR Official, third state · Not yet classified origin: CERT-FR alert CERTFR-2026-ALE-012 · published 2026-10-12 00:00 UTC Le CERT-FR a connaissance de nombreuses compromissions des controleurs à distance d'installation de réfrigération
  3. Corroboration Al Jazeera Media · Independent origin: Retailers' figures as reported by Al Jazeera, 9 Nov · published 2026-11-09 00:00 UTC At least 300 of Intermarche’s stores and its Netto brand were affected.
  4. Corroboration CBS News Media · Independent origin: Paris prosecutor's office statement, 9 Nov · published 2026-11-09 00:00 UTC 700 retail locations across France

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