A honeypot with 2,000 simulated fridge controllers on just two IPs
matthew_d_green · x · 2026-11-07
Cryptographer Matthew Green highlights a hilarious honeypot setup: someone put 2,000 different simulated fridge controllers on just two IP addresses to bait scanners and botnets.
Related event: Researcher Deploys 2,000 Fake Fridge Controllers as Honeypots on Two IPs(2 posts)→
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