France accused Iran of a large-scale cyber attack on supermarkets, for which the cooling systems were turned off, - the head of the French Foreign Ministry.
Jean-Noel Barro said a unit linked to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps was behind the attack, CNN reports.
"This was the first such large-scale cyber attack aimed at sabotage on our territory and it represents a serious attack on our national interests and the security of the people of France," the minister said at a press conference in Paris.
After the incident, the Iranian ambassador was summoned to the French Foreign Ministry, and in Paris they intend to request sanctions at the European Union level.
According to the researchers, Iranian involvement is indicated by IP addresses and hacker activity in Persian. Paris prosecutors have also sought international arrest warrants for the group's alleged leader, Shahid Kowa, and his two deputies.