Hack Smarter: BankSmarter

Linux machine chaining SNMP community-string enumeration, SSH password spraying, a world-writable cron script hijack, a Unix socket pivot, and a PATH-hijacked SUID binary for root.

September 24, 2026 · 6 min

VulnLab: Baby2

Active Directory box enumerating users over SMB, reusing a weak password, abusing a writable logon script, and escalating through GPO.

March 22, 2026 · 8 min

VulnLab: Baby

Active Directory machine combining anonymous LDAP enumeration, password reset abuse, SeRestorePrivilege execution, and a manual NTDS extraction.

March 21, 2026 · 6 min

HTB: Heist

Windows box recovering Cisco device passwords, RID brute forcing usernames, password spraying, and pulling credentials from Firefox process memory.

March 9, 2026 · 5 min

HTB: Cicada

Active Directory box where exposed SMB shares leak credentials that get reused, then Backup Operators membership is abused to dump domain hashes.

November 7, 2025 · 6 min

HTB: Monteverde

Machine built around an Azure AD Connect misconfiguration that leaks credentials and leads to domain compromise.

October 30, 2025 · 5 min