France accuses Iran's Revolutionary Guard of cyberattack on 700 supermarkets
Paris has held Iran responsible for a computer attack that damaged refrigeration systems in around 700 supermarkets. International arrest warrants have been sought against officials from the Shahid Kaveh unit.
Iran behind sabotage of refrigeration systems in hundreds of French supermarkets
French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot has accused the Islamic Revolutionary Guard of Iran of perpetrating a cyberattack against supermarket refrigeration systems, resulting in the deterioration of fresh produce in around 700 establishments, according to reports by 24noticias.sapo.pt.
Barrot described the incident, which occurred last month, as "an attack of unprecedented scale and aggression" and identified it as the first large-scale cyberattack aimed at sabotage recorded on French territory, citing the newspaper Le Figaro.
The Iranian ambassador in Paris was summoned for clarification. Barrot also announced that France intends to proceed with sanctions against Iran within the framework of the European Union.
The Paris Public Prosecutor's Office requested on Monday the issuance of international arrest warrants against the leader of the Shahid Kaveh offensive cyber operations unit — linked to the Iranian Revolutionary Guard — and two of his senior subordinates.
The information was first reported by Le Figaro based on anonymous sources. To date, Tehran has not publicly responded to French accusations.
Source: SIC Notícias