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InjuredAndroid Walkthrough: All 13 Flags
Offensive Security

InjuredAndroid Walkthrough: All 13 Flags

A full flag-by-flag walkthrough of the InjuredAndroid CTF app — string comparisons, DES/XOR decryption, exported broadcasts, Firebase misconfigurations, Unicode collisions, intent redirection, and a native RCE binary.

·L0WK3Y
PentesterLab Android Walkthrough: Labs 01–08
Offensive Security

PentesterLab Android Walkthrough: Labs 01–08

Working through PentesterLab's Android series — plaintext strings, SQLite assets, XOR ciphers, AES-CBC, PIN-derived keys, and brute-forcing a key that depends on a server-fetched secret.

·L0WK3Y
KGB Messenger Walkthrough
Offensive Security

KGB Messenger Walkthrough

Reverse engineering an open-source Android CTF practice app across three challenges — fake integrity checks, an MD5-gated login with a XOR-derived flag, and custom cipher messages sent to an in-app chatbot.

·L0WK3Y
TryHackMe Room Writeup: Sakura
Capture The Flag

TryHackMe Room Writeup: Sakura

This writeup covers the TryHackMe "Sakura" room, featuring an OSINT investigation into a fictitious hacker who attacked the OSINT Dojo. This room is designed to test a diverse range of OSINT techniques, including those related to image, social media, and geolocation intelligence.

·SirPicklJohn
TryHackMe - Basic Pentesting Writeup
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TryHackMe - Basic Pentesting Writeup

This is a write-up of my approach to the Basic Pentesting room on TryHackMe. The room is fairly simple and focuses on testing some fundamental pentesting skills.

·En1gma
How to Set Up SonarQube and PostgreSQL Using Docker
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How to Set Up SonarQube and PostgreSQL Using Docker

SonarQube is an open-source SAST platform for continuous inspection of code quality, ensuring clean, maintainable, and reliable code. By integrating it with Docker, you can effortlessly manage its deployment, making it portable and easily scalable...

·L0WK3Y
Setting up Outline with Docker, Digital Ocean, and Cloudflare
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Setting up Outline with Docker, Digital Ocean, and Cloudflare

A full guide on selfhosting Outline with Docker, Digital Ocean, Cloudflare, and Discord OAuth - Blog by SH3LL

·SH3LL
How To Install ADB Bootloader/Fastboot Drivers on Windows in 2025!
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How To Install ADB Bootloader/Fastboot Drivers on Windows in 2025!

This blog serves to be an updated guide on how to install Bootloader/Fastboot drivers for your Android device. I will be using the Google drivers in this tutorial, so no suspicious downloads will be used at all in this blog!

·L0WK3Y
DOCKER GHOST CMS MARIADB 11 to MYSQL 8 MIGRATION GUIDE
Administration

DOCKER GHOST CMS MARIADB 11 to MYSQL 8 MIGRATION GUIDE

Step by step guide for migrating from Mariadb 11 to MySQL8 for self-hosted Ghost CMS using docker. - Blog by SH3LL

·SH3LL
HackTheBoo 2024 Write-Up
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HackTheBoo 2024 Write-Up

This is a write-up for HackTheBoo 2024 that completed on October 26, 2024. The CTF event included spooky-themed Forensics, Web, Cryptography, Reverse Engineering, Pwn, and Coding challenges.

·hikiko
Hosting SilverBullet.md read-only & admin with Docker, DigitalOcean, Cloudflare, and NGINX
Administration

Hosting SilverBullet.md read-only & admin with Docker, DigitalOcean, Cloudflare, and NGINX

Admin and read-only SilverBullet.md setup using Docker, Cloudflare reverse proxy, a DigitalOcean droplet, and NGINX while sharing the same data source. - Blog by SH3LL

·SH3LL
Setting up Ghost CMS with Docker, Digital Ocean, and Cloudflare
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Setting up Ghost CMS with Docker, Digital Ocean, and Cloudflare

A full guide on infophreak's Ghost CMS infrastructure. - Blog by SH3LL

·SH3LL
Basic Hardening of a Ubuntu DigitalOcean Droplet
Administration

Basic Hardening of a Ubuntu DigitalOcean Droplet

Just the basics of hardening after deploying a Ubuntu droplet via DigitalOcean - Blog by SH3LL

·SH3LL
How to create a new sudo user
Administration

How to create a new sudo user

Quick reference guide on creating a new sudo user - Blog by SH3LL

·SH3LL
SSH user directory setup on Linux
Administration

SSH user directory setup on Linux

Recommended directories, files, and permissions for each user's SSH config - Blog by SH3LL

·SH3LL
Setting Up Multiple CTFd Instances with Docker, Digital Ocean, and Cloudflare
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Setting Up Multiple CTFd Instances with Docker, Digital Ocean, and Cloudflare

Our first dive into docker, challenges and lessons learned, a full guide on infophreak's CTFd infrastructure. - Blog by SH3LL

·SH3LL
TIS-100 | Self-Test Diagnostic
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TIS-100 | Self-Test Diagnostic

TIS-100 is an open-ended programming game by Zachtronics, the creators of SpaceChem and Infinifactory, in which you rewrite corrupted code segments to repair the TIS-100 and unlock its secrets. It’s the assembly language programming game you never asked for!

·L0WK3Y