Iran rejects France’s ‘baseless accusations’ on cyberattack

Tehran Iran on Tuesday (November 10, 2026) said French accusations that it was responsible for cyberattacks on supermarket fridges last month were “baseless”. “Iran’s Foreign Ministry categorically rejects the French government’s baseless and one-sided accusations against Iran regarding alleged cyber activities in France,” the Ministry said in a statement.

France blames Iran for cyberattack on supermarket fridges France blames Iran for cyberattack on supermarket fridges The October 12 attack sent refrigerator temperatures soaring, affecting about 700 of France’s supermarkets France blames Iran for cyberattack on supermarket fridges storyline 1 It added that it “strongly condemns this hackneyed policy of levelling accusations against the Islamic republic”. Hundreds of French supermarkets were hit in the October 11 and 12 cyberattacks, which raised the temperatures in their refrigerators and freezers, forcing many to throw away entire inventories of perishable food.

Similar incidents were then reported in at least 11 other European countries in early November.