France’s foreign minister blamed Iran for an “an attack of unprecedented scope and aggressiveness,” affecting nearly 700 sites.
November 9, 2026 at 3:11 p.m. EST4 minutes ago
A closed frozen-food aisle at a supermarket near Nantes, France, after a cyberattack targeted refrigeration systems last month. (Stephane Mahe/Reuters)
France has found Iran responsible for a cyberattack on supermarket refrigerators across the country, the French foreign minister said Monday.
Nearly 700 food-distribution sites were targeted across France over two days in “an attack of unprecedented scope and aggressiveness,” French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot told reporters. Major grocery stores had to throw out spoiled goods last month after hackers changed temperature settings remotely.
