Show HN: Coldframe, a honeypot that poses as a supermarket fridge controller

Re:Show HN: Coldframe, a honeypot that poses as a supermarke... by embedding-shape on Saturday November 07, 2026 @01:23PM (#50406736)

> Is there a definitive story that someone actually did hack these units on a grand scale?

Given the scope here (see map at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_French_supermarket_refrig...), it'd either be individual hackers getting inspired from their neighbor hackers, or one actor targeting European countries.

Although seemingly the hack wasn't so sophisticated, maybe it's truly just some kids fucking around with what they see being open, and maybe just want to target European countries for the "lulz" or whatever, who knows.

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Re:Show HN: Coldframe, a honeypot that poses as a supermarke... by hedgerow-dev on Saturday November 07, 2026 @01:27PM (#50406764)

It's most certainly a form or hybrid warfare. While being very easy to perform, it's still quite effective. Empty supermarkets and supply chains being disturbed. Hopefully this is a wakeup call for the industry.

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Re:Show HN: Coldframe, a honeypot that poses as a supermarke... by noir_lord on Saturday November 07, 2026 @01:40PM (#50406849)

> Hopefully this is a wakeup call for the industry.

Would be nice but none of the other <waves at cybersecurity for the last decade> events has been.

It seems like something horrific is going to have to happen before this is taken as seriously by government and private orgs as it should have been, that seems to be how it works with other stuff historically.

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