2.5 Admins 322: Internet Defrigeration

Supermarkets found out why their fridges shouldn’t be on the Internet and Samsung smart fridges broke after a firmware update, why we don’t recommend MoCA, some tips for running ethernet cables in your house, and why it’s fine to use a short TTL with your domains.

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Hackers heat French supermarket fridges, sparking fires and spoiling food (reuters.com/business/retail-consumer/french-su…)

The username is admin and the password changes every day automatically to.. the current date (cyberplace.social/@GossiTheDog/117429502412235…)

Freeze the Controller, Defrost the Food: Uncovering Vulnerabilities in Danfoss Refrigeration Controllers (claroty.com/team82/research/freeze-the-control…)

Owners mourn spoiled food after firmware update bricks Samsung smart fridges (arstechnica.com/gadgets/2026/09/owners-mourn-s…)

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