France blames Iran for cyberattacks on supermarket fridges

French authorities on Monday accused Iran's Revolutionary Guards of orchestrating cyberattacks that disrupted commercial refrigerators and freezers across the country, warning that Tehran of consequences.A joint report by French intelligence and cybersecurity agencies identified Shahid Kaveh, described as a cyber offensive unit linked to the Revolutionary Guards, as being behind the hacking campaign.

It also named three alleged associates — Hamid Reza Lashgarian, Mahdi Lashgarian and Reza Salarvand, Reuters reported.French foreign minister Jean-Noël Barrot said the Iranian ambassador had been summoned to the foreign ministry.

He also warned that the European Union could impose further sanctions on Iran over the attacks.The attacks targeted hundreds of French supermarkets in early October, disrupting cold-storage systems.