France blames Iranian hackers for supermarket attacks that sparked fires

By Lawrence Abrams

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French authorities attributed October cyberattacks on refrigeration systems at 700+ supermarkets to Shahid Kaveh, an IRGC cyber unit previously linked to attacks on U.S. water utility industrial controllers. The attacks caused food losses and sparked at least 15 fires, marking a significant escalation in ICS/OT-targeting attacks with kinetic physical consequences. This is the first formal attribution of the incident.

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