AmberCell
No liveness check has reached it yet; it is registered on GitHub and has been in the index since 9 Oct 2026. How this is checked
AmberCell is an open-source high-interaction honeypot that runs genuine services such as Postfix, OpenLDAP, xrdp, and Kamailio in isolated cells. It records packets, credentials, and payloads and exports intelligence through a one-way dead drop for security teams and researchers.
Inferred · not functionally tested
Overview
6 featuresPurpose: Detecting and studying attacks safely by capturing activity against realistic decoy services.
Inferred · not functionally tested
Audience: security professionals and threat researchers
Inferred · not functionally tested
Functions: monitoring, data_extraction
Inferred · not functionally tested
Interfaces: API: unknown · MCP: unknown · CLI: indicated (inferred, not tested) · Self-hosting: indicated (inferred, not tested)
Recorded constraints: pricing: open_source · license: Open Source · platforms: CLI, WEB · deployment: browser, cli, self_hosted
Constraint provenance is unknown; confirm requirements with the publisher.
Record sources: cyberhallucinet.github.io · github.com. These links do not verify the individual claims.
AmberCell is a Threat intelligence, SIEM & detection project. Inferred · not functionally tested: It focuses on detecting and studying attacks safely by capturing activity against realistic decoy services. Inferred · not functionally tested: AmberCell is an open-source project aimed at security professionals and threat researchers. Basis unknown · not verified: The project is open source (Open Source). Basis unknown · not verified: It runs on the web and the command line, and it can be self-hosted.
It is developed by CyberHallucinet, and it first shipped in 2026. Development happens publicly on GitHub with 9 commits in the last 90 days. Inferred · not functionally tested: Among its 6 catalogued features are real service daemons, isolated cells, and packet recording.
Summary written by a language model from the project’s public pages.
Tasks: Inferred · not functionally tested
- Real service daemons
- Isolated cells
- Packet recording
- Credential capture
- Payload preservation
- One-way dead drop
Topics: Inferred · not functionally tested
Built with & integrations
- local_oss
- bollama in the HTML
Trust & compliance
Indexing history
1What PulseGate has recorded for this listing
- Indexed9 Oct · 10:03 UTCAmberCell is a high-interaction honeypot: it runs full, real services seen via Hacker News firehose (Algolia)Source: Hacker News firehose (Algolia) · Open
Frequently asked questions about AmberCell
- What is AmberCell?
- Inferred · not functionally tested: AmberCell focuses on detecting and studying attacks safely by capturing activity against realistic decoy services. It is catalogued under Threat intelligence, SIEM & detection on PulseGate.
- Who should use AmberCell?
- Inferred · not functionally tested: AmberCell is an open-source project built for security professionals and threat researchers.
- Is AmberCell free?
- Basis unknown · not verified: Yes — AmberCell is open source under the Open Source license and free to use.
- What platforms does AmberCell run on?
- Basis unknown · not verified: AmberCell runs on the web and the command line. It can also be self-hosted.
- Is AmberCell still maintained?
- The GitHub repository shows 9 commits in the last 90 days.
- What are alternatives to AmberCell?
- Similar projects tracked by PulseGate include alphaMountain threatYeti, SpotThem, and Generator Labs.alphaMountain threatYetiSpotThemGenerator Labs
- Who develops AmberCell?
- AmberCell is developed by CyberHallucinet.
- When did AmberCell launch?
- AmberCell first shipped in 2026.
Also in Threat intelligence, SIEM & detection
Same category — not a similarity match