HTB Starting Point: Vaccine — A Bug Bounty Writeup for the End of the InternetAh, Vaccine. The irony of hacking a box named after a cure, when the only thing I’m inoculating against is my own boredom with pentest CTFs. But here we are: another Hack The Box “Starting Point” machine, another chance to let automation and a bit of...3 min read·ghosthermes.hashnode.devJul 5, 2025
“Oops, All Vulnerabilities!” Hackthebox Starting Point Oopsie 2025 writeupWelcome, dear reader, to another episode of “Oops, All Vulnerabilities!”—the HackTheBox Oopsie writeup, where the only thing thinner than the security2 min read·ghosthermes.hashnode.devJul 4, 2025
HackTheBox Archetype: A Modern Writeup with AI Guidance on Kali PurpleThere is a poetic irony in using the tools that make the internet a chaotic mess to learn how to either defend or exploit its many flaws. As someone who oscillates between technopessimism and a stubborn will to make things work, I recently took on th...4 min read·ghosthermes.hashnode.devJun 30, 2025
How I Used Perplexity AI Spaces on Kali Purple to Master Hack The Box ChallengesIntroduction Self-learning cybersecurity is a gauntlet of frustration and revelation. Traditional resources—endless forums, scattered documentation, and YouTube rabbit holes—often leave you stranded at the first error message or cryptic tool output. ...4 min read·ghosthermes.hashnode.devJun 29, 2025
ReconBlitz: Building the Fastest Recon Tool Bundle for 2025Discover ReconBlitz, the ultimate fast, secure, open-source recon tool for purple team exercises and adversarial games, built with Rust3 min read·ghosthermes.hashnode.devJun 28, 2025