Dec 28, 2025 · 1 min read · So, an introduction is an order. I’m Nick, an aspiring game developer, and offensive security professional. I’ve completed a few small projects in Unity, and am beginning my CCNA and Kali journey. The long-term goal is to be a pentester by day, and...
Join discussionOct 11, 2025 · 2 min read · Host: Windows 11 (AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950) Memory: 32 GB RAM Storage: 1 TB NVMe (fast snapshots and VM disk resizing matter) VM host: VMware Workstation (latest) Offensive VM: Kali Linux kali-2024.3 vmware-amd64 VM config: 4 processors, 8 ...
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Sep 28, 2025 · 2 min read · ## Executive Summary Bashed is an easy Linux machine that demonstrates the dangers of exposed development environments and misconfigured sudo privileges. The attack path involves discovering a public PHP web shell, gaining initial access, and escala...
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Aug 9, 2025 · 11 min read · If you're into pentesting, cyber security, or just a tech person curious about cyberspace, you’ve probably come across OffSec’s OSCP or Hack The Box’s CPTS. I want to share my thoughts and experiences with both certifications - how they felt, how I p...
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Jul 24, 2025 · 2 min read · “Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts.” — Winston Churchill 🧭 Reconnaissance To begin, I launched a full port scan using Nmap to identify open services and gather system information. nmap -A -Pn -T...
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Jul 24, 2025 · 3 min read · Introduction Nibbles is a beginner-friendly retired Hack The Box machine that provides a great learning experience for those preparing for OSCP or sharpening their penetration testing skills. In this write-up, I’ll walk you through the full process f...
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Jul 24, 2025 · 2 min read · Enumeration 🧭 Enumeration nmap -Pn -sVC -T4 -A -O 10.10.10.60 Results: PORT STATE SERVICE VERSION 80/tcp open http lighttpd 1.4.35 443/tcp open ssl/https lighttpd 1.4.35 Port 80 redirects to HTTPS (port 443), where we find a login panel. 📂 Direc...
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Mar 31, 2025 · 3 min read · PowerShell is a versatile scripting language commonly used for system administration, automation, and penetration testing. In certain scenarios, executing shellcode in memory without touching the disk can be advantageous, especially for evading detec...
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Mar 31, 2025 · 4 min read · In this blog post, we will walk through the construction of a C# console application that incorporates several advanced features, including sleep timers, the use of a non-emulated API FlsAlloc, and Caesar cipher encryption. Lets build the code step b...
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Jun 28, 2024 · 7 min read · I - Introduction : The best part of this machine is that NTLM Hash is disabled, so we need to use Kerberos for every user authentication. We will be forging silver tickets, enumerating MSSQL databases, debugging .NET applications, and much more. II -...
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