Hack The Box Hacking Battlegrounds - Cyber Mayhem Gameplay with Ippsec
Source: YouTube · Hack The Box · published Oct 22, 2020 · 56:35
This video demonstrates Hack the Box's Battlegrounds, a live attack and defend game mode for VIP members where teams compete to hack opponents' systems while defending their own 0:06-0:08. The creator walks through preparation, gameplay, and defensive strategies including vulnerability patching and incident response 0:17-0:21.
Key Takeaways:
• Battlegrounds is available only to VIP/VIP+ members for $10-13 monthly, providing access to retired machines and the Pound Box cloud VM 0:21-0:27
• Players must follow rules like not shutting down machines, not changing root passwords, and properly patching vulnerabilities rather than just killing services 2:41-2:44
• The creator shows preparation workflows including custom scripts, tmux setups, and reverse shell configurations 4:33-4:45
• During gameplay, the video demonstrates identifying and patching XML external entity (XXE) vulnerabilities and other exploits 19:46-20:01
• The creator demonstrates incident response techniques including using ps -eaf --forest to identify malicious processes and analyzing logs to trace attack vectors 13:15-13:24
The video provides a practical demonstration of both offensive and defensive cybersecurity skills in a competitive environment.
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what's going on youtube this is ipsec and thanks to hack the box for introducing battlegrounds we not only get a chance to do some live hacking but also is the response of other people hacking us in real time trying to figure out how they get onto a box and then patching the vulnerability to hopefully prevent them from getting back on at a later time but before we do anything there are three quick things i want to go over first as of recording this video this mode is only available to vip and vip plus members that's not to say it's always going to stay that way but right now it requires a subscription that's either 10 pounds or 13 us dollars per month which actually is a steal when you consider it also gives you access to over 150 retired machines and walk throughs and also the pound box w…