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The Paris public prosecutor’s office has officially launched a judicial investigation into a massive cyberattack targeting supermarket refrigeration systems across France, which occurred in early October. Authorities have identified the Iranian cyberoffensive group, Shahid Kaveh, as the primary suspect behind the incident, which resulted in the loss of tons of food products.
A Serious Breach of Infrastructure
The attack, described by French officials as unprecedented in both scale and aggression, impacted nearly 700 distribution points on October 11 and 12. The intrusion caused severe technical malfunctions, leading to significant degradation of refrigeration equipment and, in some instances, sparking fires.
Laure Beccuau, the Paris Prosecutor, confirmed the opening of a formal judicial investigation into charges including fraudulent access to an automated data processing system, destruction by dangerous means in an organized gang, and conspiracy to commit a crime. Crucially, these offenses are aggravated by the intent to serve a foreign power-specifically, the Islamic Republic of Iran.
Attribution to the Iranian Revolutionary Guard
Jean-Noël Barrot, speaking on the sidelines of the G7 summit, confirmed that French state services have attributed the responsibility for the attack to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) of Iran. Investigators identified a characteristic operational mode associated with the Shahid Kaveh group, noting the use of the Farsi language in system logs and IP addresses traced back to terminals located within Iran.
Diplomatic and Legal Consequences
In response to the severity of the incident, the French government summoned the Iranian ambassador to Paris to lodge a formal protest. Furthermore, French authorities are currently seeking international arrest warrants for the leader of the Shahid Kaveh group and two of his deputies.
The incident has prompted a broader European response. Kaja Kallas, the European Union’s chief of diplomacy, confirmed that the issue is being treated with high priority. The EU is now discussing potential coordinated sanctions against those responsible for the attack, as similar cyber-incidents have been reported in other European nations as recently as November 2.
The investigation remains ongoing as French authorities, in collaboration with the Office for Anti-Cybercrime and the Directorate of Internal Security, continue to analyze the extent of the damage and prevent further foreign-backed cyber threats.
Source: BFMTV
