Nigeria, Nov. 10 -- France has accused Iran of being behind cyberattacks targeting refrigeration units in supermarkets across the country last month.

It linked the attacks, which raised the temperatures of supermarket fridges and freezers in the country, to Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC).

French authorities have also launched an investigation into Shahid Kaveh, a cyber unit affiliated with the IRGC.

Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot said the attack was "unprecedented in both its scale and its level of aggression," according to Al Jazeera.

Mr Barrot also said those responsible would be hit with sanctions at a European level.

A cyberattack on French supermarket freezers occurred overnight last month.

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