Right to root. Privilege escalation in Linux

Date: 20/11/2021

Root privileges allow you to do whatever you want in the system: establish a foothold by creating a backdoor, inject a rootkit or a trojan, alter or delete any information, etc. Accordingly, privilege escalation is one of your primary objectives during an attack. In this article, I will explain how to gain root rights on Linux systems.
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OSCP exam and how to pass it

Date: 20/11/2021

Every information security specialist is aware of OSCP certification. It takes plenty of time to prepare to this exam, then it takes a whole day to take it, and then you produce a write-up describing your experience. Those willing to take the OSCP exam post tons of questions in Twitter, on reddit, and on specialized forums. In this article, I will try to give answers to the most common and basic questions on this matter.
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Chum Bucket. How I hacked a 20-billion corporation using a free service

Date: 19/09/2021

As you are likely aware, data breaches occur on a regular basis in this wild world. Each such incident is preceded by painstaking work: information collection and analysis, identification of security holes, selection of attack tools, etc. Today, I will reveal to our readers how I hacked the $20-billion TUI Group using publicly available free tools and my own wits.
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