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MGM AND CAESARS RANSOMWARE ATTACKS
The big news this past week was a ransomware attack against MGM Resorts and Caesar’s Entertainment. The attacks have both been attributed to ALPHV and apparently Caesar’s quickly paid the ransom, (which may have been tens of millions according to bloomberg), while MGM seems to have refused to pay up and is still having issues … Read More “MGM AND CAESARS RANSOMWARE ATTACKS” »
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BillyBoss – Proving Grounds Walkthrough
BillyBoss is an intermediate machine on OffSec Proving Grounds Practice. This machine has a vulnerable content management system running on port 8081 and a couple of different paths to escalate privileges. In this walkthrough we’ll use GodPotato from BeichenDream. This machine is also vulnerable to smbghost and there will be another walkthrough at a later … Read More “BillyBoss – Proving Grounds Walkthrough” »
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Windows XP ACTIVATION ALGORITHM CRACKED
21 years after its’ launch, the Windows XP activation algorithm has been completely cracked allowing for offline activation. Unfortunately it is common for very out of date Operating Systems to still be deployed, especially in manufacturing and industrial settings. Software that is required to run or communicate with an essential piece of equipment was written … Read More “Windows XP ACTIVATION ALGORITHM CRACKED” »