picoCTF/Mod 26·10ptsMod 26 — picoCTFROT-13 the ciphertext — the title is a hint.Cryptoeasy#beginner#crypto#caesarMay 16, 2026
TryHackMe/BlueTryHackMe Blue — EternalBlue walkthroughClassic MS17-010 exploitation walkthrough using metasploit on a TryHackMe Windows 7 target.Misceasy#windows#smb#eternalblueMay 16, 2026
picoCTF 2024/Weirder RSA·200ptsWeirder RSA — solving with lattice reductionSmall private exponent: Wiener attack via continued fractions recovers d directly.CryptomediumMedium#crypto#rsa#wienerMay 16, 2026
Hack The Box/Weak RSA·20ptsHTB Weak RSA — factoring small N with FactorDBPublic modulus is in FactorDB. Recover p,q,d in seconds and decrypt the ciphertext.Cryptoeasy#crypto#rsa#factordbMay 16, 2026
TryHackMe/Pickle RickPickle Rick — TryHackMeThemed web room — three flags via dir busting, command panel bypass, and a sudo misconfig.Webeasy#web#enumeration#command-injectionMay 16, 2026
picoCTF/Obedient Cat·5ptsObedient Cat — picoCTFA friendly first challenge, solved in one line.Misceasy#beginner#linuxMay 16, 2026
Hack The Box/Emdee five for life·20ptsEmdee five for life — HTBSpeedrun MD5 challenge — keep one session, parse the string, post back the digest.Webeasy#web#scripting#md5May 16, 2026
Hack The Box/SmartHireSmartHire — Hack The BoxRecon turns up a careers portal and a staging API behind the same cert.Miscmedium#linux#medium#hacktheboxMay 16, 2026
Hack The Box/HelixHelix — Hack The BoxAn exposed research site leaks version hints and a backup path.Miscmedium#linux#medium#hacktheboxMay 9, 2026
Hack The Box/PingPongPingPong — Hack The BoxInitial access starts from an oddly exposed management listener on Windows.Miscinsane#windows#insane#hacktheboxApr 25, 2026
Hack The Box/LoggingLogging — Hack The BoxThe box centers on centralized log ingestion with weak boundaries between collectors and readers.Miscmedium#windows#medium#hacktheboxApr 18, 2026
Hack The Box/SilentiumSilentium — Hack The BoxA quiet Linux host still exposes a few interesting HTTP routes and a forgotten dev vhost.Misceasy#linux#easy#hacktheboxApr 11, 2026
NCTF 2026/Crypto 101·100ptsCrypto 101 — NCTF 2026Beginner crypto — community writeups on CTFtime.CryptoeasyCTFtime#crypto#2026#nctf-2026Apr 5, 2026
NCTF 2026/Hello World·50ptsHello World — NCTF 2026Sanity check from NCTF 2026.MisceasyCTFtime#misc#2026#nctf-2026Apr 5, 2026
Hack The Box/GarfieldGarfield — Hack The BoxFootprint suggests a Windows app stack with legacy auth still enabled.Mischard#windows#hard#hacktheboxApr 4, 2026
Hack The Box/DevAreaDevArea — Hack The BoxDevelopers left a CI artifact and a sandbox API online longer than they should have.Miscmedium#linux#medium#hacktheboxMar 28, 2026
Hack The Box/KoboldKobold — Hack The BoxLight recon finds a small Flask surface and a curious static mount.Misceasy#linux#easy#hacktheboxMar 21, 2026
Hack The Box/VariaTypeVariaType — Hack The BoxTypography puns aside, the attack surface is a font preview service and an admin queue.Miscmedium#linux#medium#hacktheboxMar 14, 2026
Hack The Box/CCTVCCTV — Hack The BoxA surveillance-themed host exposes a stream dashboard and a brittle onboarding flow.Misceasy#linux#easy#hacktheboxMar 7, 2026
Hack The Box/PiratePirate — Hack The BoxMaritime branding hides a fairly classic Windows foothold: IIS, an upload nook, and a secondary listener on a high port.Mischard#windows#hard#hacktheboxFeb 28, 2026