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TryHackMe Kitty: SQLi WAF Bypass to Root Cron Injection
SQL Injection

Kitty: SQLi WAF Bypass to Root Cron Injection

November 14, 2026 · 6 min
TryHackMe Zeek Exercises: DNS Tunnel, Phishing and Log4Shell
Zeek

Zeek Exercises: DNS Tunnel, Phishing and Log4Shell

November 14, 2026 · 9 min
TryHackMe PS Eclipse: Hunting BlackSun Ransomware in Splunk
Splunk

PS Eclipse: Hunting BlackSun Ransomware in Splunk

November 14, 2026 · 5 min
TryHackMe Anonymous: Writable FTP Cron to SUID env Root
Linux privilege escalation

Anonymous: Writable FTP Cron to SUID env Root

November 13, 2026 · 4 min
TryHackMe Event Horizon: Covenant C2 traffic decryption
network forensics

Event Horizon: Covenant C2 traffic decryption

November 13, 2026 · 5 min
TryHackMe Snort Challenge: blocking live attacks with IPS inline mode
Snort

Snort Challenge: blocking live attacks with IPS inline mode

November 12, 2026 · 4 min
TryHackMe Plant Photographer: SSRF to RCE via Werkzeug
SSRF

Plant Photographer: SSRF to RCE via Werkzeug

November 11, 2026 · 4 min
TryHackMe Warzone 1: MirrorBlast C2 traffic analysis
SOC Level 1

Warzone 1: MirrorBlast C2 traffic analysis

November 11, 2026 · 4 min
TryHackMe BreachBlocker Unlocker: timing attacks and 2FA bypass
AoC 2025

BreachBlocker Unlocker: timing attacks and 2FA bypass

November 10, 2026 · 5 min
TryHackMe Profiles: Linux memory forensics with Volatility 3
DFIR

Profiles: Linux memory forensics with Volatility 3

November 10, 2026 · 5 min