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• Write-up 5
• DGSE-CTF-2025 4
• RootMe 4
• Welcome 1
• AI 1
• SOC 1
• Log analysis 1
• Forensics 1
• Traffic analysis 1
• Malware analysis 1
• Web pentesting 1
• Privilege escalation 1
• Holmes-CTF-2025 1
• HTB 1
• Threat-intelligence 1

Write-up

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An easy challenge from the Holmes CTF that makes us use simplified Threat-intelligence-like platforms to learn more about the threat actor that performed mul...

Categories: CTF

Tags: Holmes-CTF-2025, HTB, Threat-intelligence, Write-up

ACCESS: 2025.09.30

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The third mission to take down the NullVastation organization during a CTF organized by the DGSE and RootMe. This one is about web pentesting.

Categories: CTF

Tags: DGSE-CTF-2025, Privilege escalation, RootMe, Web pentesting, Write-up

ACCESS: 2025.08.12

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The third mission to take down the NullVastation organization during a CTF organized by the DGSE and RootMe. This one is about digital forensics.

Categories: CTF

Tags: DGSE-CTF-2025, Forensics, Malware analysis, RootMe, Traffic analysis, Write-up

ACCESS: 2025.08.12

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The second mission to take down the NullVastation organization during a CTF organized by the DGSE and RootMe. This one is about SOC log analysis.

Categories: CTF

Tags: DGSE-CTF-2025, Log analysis, RootMe, SOC, Write-up

ACCESS: 2025.05.07

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The first mission to take down the NullVastation organization during a CTF organized by the DGSE and RootMe. This one is about AI / LLM.

Categories: CTF

Tags: AI, DGSE-CTF-2025, RootMe, Write-up

ACCESS: 2025.05.07

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DGSE-CTF-2025

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The third mission to take down the NullVastation organization during a CTF organized by the DGSE and RootMe. This one is about web pentesting.

Categories: CTF

Tags: DGSE-CTF-2025, Privilege escalation, RootMe, Web pentesting, Write-up

ACCESS: 2025.08.12

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The third mission to take down the NullVastation organization during a CTF organized by the DGSE and RootMe. This one is about digital forensics.

Categories: CTF

Tags: DGSE-CTF-2025, Forensics, Malware analysis, RootMe, Traffic analysis, Write-up

ACCESS: 2025.08.12

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The second mission to take down the NullVastation organization during a CTF organized by the DGSE and RootMe. This one is about SOC log analysis.

Categories: CTF

Tags: DGSE-CTF-2025, Log analysis, RootMe, SOC, Write-up

ACCESS: 2025.05.07

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2 minute read

The first mission to take down the NullVastation organization during a CTF organized by the DGSE and RootMe. This one is about AI / LLM.

Categories: CTF

Tags: AI, DGSE-CTF-2025, RootMe, Write-up

ACCESS: 2025.05.07

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RootMe

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3 minute read

The third mission to take down the NullVastation organization during a CTF organized by the DGSE and RootMe. This one is about web pentesting.

Categories: CTF

Tags: DGSE-CTF-2025, Privilege escalation, RootMe, Web pentesting, Write-up

ACCESS: 2025.08.12

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6 minute read

The third mission to take down the NullVastation organization during a CTF organized by the DGSE and RootMe. This one is about digital forensics.

Categories: CTF

Tags: DGSE-CTF-2025, Forensics, Malware analysis, RootMe, Traffic analysis, Write-up

ACCESS: 2025.08.12

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5 minute read

The second mission to take down the NullVastation organization during a CTF organized by the DGSE and RootMe. This one is about SOC log analysis.

Categories: CTF

Tags: DGSE-CTF-2025, Log analysis, RootMe, SOC, Write-up

ACCESS: 2025.05.07

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2 minute read

The first mission to take down the NullVastation organization during a CTF organized by the DGSE and RootMe. This one is about AI / LLM.

Categories: CTF

Tags: AI, DGSE-CTF-2025, RootMe, Write-up

ACCESS: 2025.05.07

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Welcome

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Here, you’ve arrived at one of the many nodes scattered across the vast network — this one offering a defensive perspective. Through my lens, you’ll catch gl...

Categories: Blog

Tags: Welcome

ACCESS: 2025.05.06

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AI

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DGSE CTF 2025 - Mission 1 DGSE CTF 2025 - Mission 1 DGSE CTF 2025 - Mission 1 DGSE CTF 2025 - Mission 1 DGSE CTF 2025 - Mission 1 DGSE CTF 2025 - Mission 1 DGSE CTF 2025 - Mission 1 DGSE CTF 2025 - Mission 1 DGSE CTF 2025 - Mission 1

2 minute read

The first mission to take down the NullVastation organization during a CTF organized by the DGSE and RootMe. This one is about AI / LLM.

Categories: CTF

Tags: AI, DGSE-CTF-2025, RootMe, Write-up

ACCESS: 2025.05.07

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SOC

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The second mission to take down the NullVastation organization during a CTF organized by the DGSE and RootMe. This one is about SOC log analysis.

Categories: CTF

Tags: DGSE-CTF-2025, Log analysis, RootMe, SOC, Write-up

ACCESS: 2025.05.07

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Log analysis

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5 minute read

The second mission to take down the NullVastation organization during a CTF organized by the DGSE and RootMe. This one is about SOC log analysis.

Categories: CTF

Tags: DGSE-CTF-2025, Log analysis, RootMe, SOC, Write-up

ACCESS: 2025.05.07

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Forensics

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6 minute read

The third mission to take down the NullVastation organization during a CTF organized by the DGSE and RootMe. This one is about digital forensics.

Categories: CTF

Tags: DGSE-CTF-2025, Forensics, Malware analysis, RootMe, Traffic analysis, Write-up

ACCESS: 2025.08.12

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Traffic analysis

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6 minute read

The third mission to take down the NullVastation organization during a CTF organized by the DGSE and RootMe. This one is about digital forensics.

Categories: CTF

Tags: DGSE-CTF-2025, Forensics, Malware analysis, RootMe, Traffic analysis, Write-up

ACCESS: 2025.08.12

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Malware analysis

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6 minute read

The third mission to take down the NullVastation organization during a CTF organized by the DGSE and RootMe. This one is about digital forensics.

Categories: CTF

Tags: DGSE-CTF-2025, Forensics, Malware analysis, RootMe, Traffic analysis, Write-up

ACCESS: 2025.08.12

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Web pentesting

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The third mission to take down the NullVastation organization during a CTF organized by the DGSE and RootMe. This one is about web pentesting.

Categories: CTF

Tags: DGSE-CTF-2025, Privilege escalation, RootMe, Web pentesting, Write-up

ACCESS: 2025.08.12

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Privilege escalation

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3 minute read

The third mission to take down the NullVastation organization during a CTF organized by the DGSE and RootMe. This one is about web pentesting.

Categories: CTF

Tags: DGSE-CTF-2025, Privilege escalation, RootMe, Web pentesting, Write-up

ACCESS: 2025.08.12

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Holmes-CTF-2025

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6 minute read

An easy challenge from the Holmes CTF that makes us use simplified Threat-intelligence-like platforms to learn more about the threat actor that performed mul...

Categories: CTF

Tags: Holmes-CTF-2025, HTB, Threat-intelligence, Write-up

ACCESS: 2025.09.30

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HTB

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6 minute read

An easy challenge from the Holmes CTF that makes us use simplified Threat-intelligence-like platforms to learn more about the threat actor that performed mul...

Categories: CTF

Tags: Holmes-CTF-2025, HTB, Threat-intelligence, Write-up

ACCESS: 2025.09.30

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Threat-intelligence

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6 minute read

An easy challenge from the Holmes CTF that makes us use simplified Threat-intelligence-like platforms to learn more about the threat actor that performed mul...

Categories: CTF

Tags: Holmes-CTF-2025, HTB, Threat-intelligence, Write-up

ACCESS: 2025.09.30

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