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French Authorities Attribute Smart Refrigeration Controller Sabotage via Modbus/BACnet/IP to IRGC Shahid Kaveh Unit
French authorities, supported by ANSSI, have attributed a large-scale sabotage campaign against approximately 700 retail refrigeration controllers to Iran’s IRGC Shahid Kaveh Unit. On October 11, 2026, actors exploited internet-exposed industrial control system (ICS) management interfaces to manipulate defrost cycle setpoints, inducing continuous heating cycles. This unauthorized modification of Modbus and BACnet/IP parameters resulted in widespread food spoilage and at least 15 localized fires. The attack signifies a strategic shift by Shahid Kaveh from cyber-espionage toward kinetic-impact OT disruption within critical food and medicine supply chains, prompting urgent joint advisories from CISA and the FBI.