France has blamed Iran for a series of large‑scale cyberattacks that targeted hundreds of refrigeration units in supermarkets in October, and the French foreign minister said the government would consider a range of proportional responses against Tehran. Jean‑Noël Barrot, head of French diplomacy, told FranceinfoTV that Paris would adopt “all measures, including those that will not be disclosed publicly,” to deter future attacks and punish the perpetrators. He added that France’s cyber‑defence doctrine offers a variety of options for authorities, though the details of the response would remain undisclosed. Barrot said the aim is to deter anyone who might consider repeating the attacks, whether in Iran or elsewhere. He also noted that investigations are ongoing into Iran’s possible responsibility for cyberattacks that hit a refrigeration service provider for the French Blood Establishment (Établissement Français du Sang), the French bank Crédit Mutuel Arkéa, and the French Directorate of Public Finances. On Monday, France officially attributed a cyberattack to a unit linked to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. The attack, which occurred overnight on 11–12 October, targeted the refrigeration control systems of about 700 large retail chains in France. The Paris Public Prosecutor’s Office has requested international arrest warrants for two individuals believed to be responsible for the unit, known as Shahid Kaveh.
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