Cryptographer's Honeypot Fridges Attract Just One Default-Credential Login in a Week
matthew_d_green · x · 2026-10-20
Cryptographer Matthew Green reports a quiet week for his honeypot fridges: only one attacker attempted to log in with default admin credentials—"a shockingly weak performance," in his words.
A data point for anyone curious about real-world attack frequency against IoT honeypots: quieter than you'd expect.
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