James Cao
TryHackMe Cyber Kill Chain Room

TryHackMe - Cyber Kill Chain Room Walkthrough

This is my TryHackMe walkthrough, created to document my learning journey and share solutions with the community. The writeups include a mix of hints, step-by-step explanations, and final answers to help players who get stuck, while still encouraging independent problem-solving. Cyber Kill Chain Room - The Cyber Kill Chain framework is designed for identification and prevention of the network intrusions. You will learn what the adversaries need to do in order to achieve their goals. ...

September 10, 2025 · 3 min
TryHackMe Careers In Cyber Room

TryHackMe - Careers In Cyber Room Walkthrough

This is my TryHackMe walkthrough, created to document my learning journey and share solutions with the community. The writeups include a mix of hints, step-by-step explanations, and final answers to help players who get stuck, while still encouraging independent problem-solving. Careers In Cyber Room - Learn about the different careers in cyber security. Overview Room URL: https://tryhackme.com/room/careersincyber Difficulty: Info Time to complete: 30 Walkthrough No hints needed!

September 10, 2025 · 1 min
TryHackMe Blue Room

TryHackMe - Blue Room Walkthrough

This is my TryHackMe walkthrough, created to document my learning journey and share solutions with the community. The writeups include a mix of hints, step-by-step explanations, and final answers to help players who get stuck, while still encouraging independent problem-solving. Blue Room - Deploy & hack into a Windows machine, leveraging common misconfigurations issues. Overview Room URL: https://tryhackme.com/room/blue Difficulty: Easy Time to complete: 30 Walkthrough 1. Recon How many ports are open with a port number under 1000? ...

September 10, 2025 · 4 min
TryHackMe Learning Cyber Security Room

TryHackMe - Learning Cyber Security Room Walkthrough

This is my TryHackMe walkthrough, created to document my learning journey and share solutions with the community. The writeups include a mix of hints, step-by-step explanations, and final answers to help players who get stuck, while still encouraging independent problem-solving. Learning Cyber Security Room - Get a short introduction to a few of the security topics you’ll be learning about. Overview Room URL: https://tryhackme.com/room/beginnerpathintro Difficulty: Easy Time to complete: 45 Walkthrough 1. Web Application Security What is the username of the BookFace account you will be taking over? => Answer: Ben.Spring ...

September 9, 2025 · 1 min
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OverTheWire Natas Walkthrough Levels 21 - 24

The Natas wargame is part of OverTheWire and focuses on web security challenges. This post covers Levels 21 – 24, with hints, answers, and explanations to help you understand the thought process, not just the final solution. Each level introduces a new vulnerability — from basic HTML inspection to SQL injection, XSS, command injection, file inclusion, and authentication flaws. The goal is to find the password for the next level by analyzing and exploiting the web application. ...

September 9, 2025 · 4 min
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OverTheWire Natas Walkthrough Levels 14 - 20

The Natas wargame is part of OverTheWire and focuses on web security challenges. This post covers Levels 14 – 20, with hints, answers, and explanations to help you understand the thought process, not just the final solution. Each level introduces a new vulnerability — from basic HTML inspection to SQL injection, XSS, command injection, file inclusion, and authentication flaws. The goal is to find the password for the next level by analyzing and exploiting the web application. ...

September 9, 2025 · 8 min
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OverTheWire Natas Walkthrough Levels 7 - 13

The Natas wargame is part of OverTheWire and focuses on web security challenges. This post covers Levels 7 – 13, with hints, answers, and explanations to help you understand the thought process, not just the final solution. Each level introduces a new vulnerability — from basic HTML inspection to SQL injection, XSS, command injection, file inclusion, and authentication flaws. The goal is to find the password for the next level by analyzing and exploiting the web application. ...

September 9, 2025 · 5 min
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OverTheWire Natas Walkthrough Levels 0 - 6

The Natas wargame is part of OverTheWire and focuses on web security challenges. This post covers Levels 0 – 6, with hints, answers, and explanations to help you understand the thought process, not just the final solution. Each level introduces a new vulnerability — from basic HTML inspection to SQL injection, XSS, command injection, file inclusion, and authentication flaws. The goal is to find the password for the next level by analyzing and exploiting the web application. ...

September 9, 2025 · 5 min
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Overthewire Leviathan FULL Walkthrough

The Leviathan wargame on OverTheWire is designed to introduce players to basic privilege escalation and binary exploitation. Unlike Bandit (Linux basics) or Krypton (cryptography), Leviathan focuses on understanding how misconfigured permissions, hidden files, and small vulnerable programs can be exploited to gain higher access. In this walkthrough, I’ll guide you through all Leviathan levels with detailed explanations. Each section includes the commands, reasoning, and solutions I used, so you won’t just copy answers but also learn the techniques behind them. ...

September 9, 2025 · 6 min
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Overthewire Krypton FULL Walkthrough

OverTheWire’s Krypton is a beginner-friendly wargame designed to introduce players to the world of cryptography. Unlike Bandit, which focuses on Linux basics, Krypton takes you through different stages of encryption and decryption — from simple substitution ciphers to more advanced concepts. In this walkthrough, I’ll cover all Krypton levels step by step. You’ll find not only the solutions but also the thought process, hints, and commands I used to solve each challenge. My goal is to make this guide useful for cybersecurity enthusiasts who are just starting out with cryptography and CTFs. ...

September 9, 2025 · 4 min