--- title: "Elizabeth Fallstar (@GhostHermes) | Hashnode" description: "Rust, Windsurf, LM Studio. Read the latest articles by Elizabeth Fallstar on Hashnode." url: "https://hashnode.com/@GhostHermes" --- @GhostHermes # Elizabeth Fallstar @GhostHermes · Portland, OR · Joined February 2025 Rust, Windsurf, LM Studio [Website](https://linktr.ee/BlurNet) ### [HTB Starting Point: Vaccine — A Bug Bounty Writeup for the End of the Internet](https://ghosthermes.hashnode.dev/htb-starting-point-vaccine-a-bug-bounty-writeup-for-the-end-of-the-internet?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) Ah, 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.dev](https://ghosthermes.hashnode.dev/htb-starting-point-vaccine-a-bug-bounty-writeup-for-the-end-of-the-internet?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) [Jul 5, 2025](https://hashnode.com/posts/htb-starting-point-vaccine-a-bug-bounty-writeup-for-the-end-of-the-internet/6868b43a3362aa8e79ba3349) ### [“Oops, All Vulnerabilities!” Hackthebox Starting Point Oopsie 2025 writeup](https://ghosthermes.hashnode.dev/oops-all-vulnerabilities-hackthebox-starting-point-oopsie-2025-writeup?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) Welcome, dear reader, to another episode of “Oops, All Vulnerabilities!”—the HackTheBox Oopsie writeup, where the only thing thinner than the security 2 min read · [ghosthermes.hashnode.dev](https://ghosthermes.hashnode.dev/oops-all-vulnerabilities-hackthebox-starting-point-oopsie-2025-writeup?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) [Jul 4, 2025](https://hashnode.com/posts/oops-all-vulnerabilities-hackthebox-starting-point-oopsie-2025-writeup/68684747d9e98d2ab2ba467a) ### [HackTheBox Archetype: A Modern Writeup with AI Guidance on Kali Purple](https://ghosthermes.hashnode.dev/hackthebox-archetype-a-modern-writeup-with-ai-guidance-on-kali-purple?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) There 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.dev](https://ghosthermes.hashnode.dev/hackthebox-archetype-a-modern-writeup-with-ai-guidance-on-kali-purple?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) [Jun 30, 2025](https://hashnode.com/posts/hackthebox-archetype-a-modern-writeup-with-ai-guidance-on-kali-purple/6863127252ba5f338345aad6) ### [How I Used Perplexity AI Spaces on Kali Purple to Master Hack The Box Challenges](https://ghosthermes.hashnode.dev/how-i-used-perplexity-ai-spaces-on-kali-purple-to-master-hack-the-box-challenges?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) Introduction 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.dev](https://ghosthermes.hashnode.dev/how-i-used-perplexity-ai-spaces-on-kali-purple-to-master-hack-the-box-challenges?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) [Jun 29, 2025](https://hashnode.com/posts/how-i-used-perplexity-ai-spaces-on-kali-purple-to-master-hack-the-box-challenges/6861c82f7382df4fcc956bc3) ### [ReconBlitz: Building the Fastest Recon Tool Bundle for 2025](https://ghosthermes.hashnode.dev/reconblitz-building-the-fastest-recon-tool-bundle-for-2025?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) Discover ReconBlitz, the ultimate fast, secure, open-source recon tool for purple team exercises and adversarial games, built with Rust 3 min read · [ghosthermes.hashnode.dev](https://ghosthermes.hashnode.dev/reconblitz-building-the-fastest-recon-tool-bundle-for-2025?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) [Jun 28, 2025](https://hashnode.com/posts/reconblitz-building-the-fastest-recon-tool-bundle-for-2025/685fa336d40279ae3af2efaa)