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My First CTF (Capture the Flag)

I've never had any experience doing CTF's or using nmap, but today has been really fun as I continued to learn how to find flags using nmap. For this to be able to happen, I went on Hack The Box and started practicing on there.

My experience with this was actually quiet fascinating. I learned about port scanning through nmap and have picked up a skill in knowing how to use the Linux terminal and navigate through it. Today, two of my CTF's contained lessons about using nmap to find open ports for Telnet and FTP (File Transfer Protocol). I'll admit it took me a while to learn how to find the flags within those services but I found great enjoyment in it. To be honest, I want to do so much more as I develop these skills and learn how to use new tools. Doing this also has helped me stay off the phone for a bit because doom scrolling on Instagram or YouTube is really unhealthy.

As a beginner in this area, I highly encourage newcomers to get on Hack The Box if you want to learn how to use nmap, as it also gives you a step by step lessons on how to find the flags and teaches you what to look for, for your future use of nmap.

I felt like sharing this post today because I wanted to show the hacking community how excited I am learning these skills, and even though I haven't done as much and an experience hacker, I'm still proud of the work I've done. If there's any advice, or pointers that anyone is willing to give me, I'll gladly take it. Anyways, thank you for reading this post.

And as always, Godspeed everyone.

First post!

This is my first time using this platform, but fortunately I'm enjoying myself here. I don't really have anything to share today I might as well make a post about it lol. Hopefully I'll be able to share my interests, arts, and projects here in the near future with everyone here.

Till then, Godspeed everyone :)

Masterpost of informational posts

All posts are written for everyone, including those with no prior computer science education. If you know how to write an email and have used a computer at least sparingly, you are qualified for understanding these posts. :)

What is a DDoS

What are the types of malware

Vulnerabilities and Exploits (old and somewhat outdated)

Example of how malware can enter your computer

What are botnets and sinkholes

How does passwords work

Guide for getting a safer password

Here are various malware-related posts you may find interesting:

Stuxnet

The North Korean bank heist

5 vintage famous malware

Trickbot the Trickster malware (old and not up to date)

jRAT the spy and controller (old and not up to date)

Evil malware

New to Linux? Here's a quick guide for using the terminal:

Part 1: Introduction

Part 2: Commands

Part 3: Flags

Part 4: Shortcuts

If you have any questions, request for a topic I should write about, or if there is something in these posts that you don't understand, please send me a message/ask and I'll try my best to help you. :)

- unichrome

Bonus: RGB terminal

Starquakes

Sometimes a neutron star will undergo a glitch, a sudden small increase of its rotational speed or spin up. Glitches are thought to be the effect of a starquake—as the rotation of the neutron star slows, its shape becomes more spherical. Due to the stiffness of the “neutron” crust, this happens as discrete events when the crust ruptures, creating a starquake similar to earthquakes. After the starquake, the star will have a smaller equatorial radius, and because angular momentum is conserved, its rotational speed has increased.

Starquakes occurring in magnetars, with a resulting glitch, is the leading hypothesis for the gamma-ray sources known as soft gamma repeaters.

Recent work, however, suggests that a starquake would not release sufficient energy for a neutron star glitch; it has been suggested that glitches may instead be caused by transitions of vortices in the theoretical superfluid core of the neutron star from one metastable energy state to a lower one, thereby releasing energy that appears as an increase in the rotation rate. (source)

⚠️ They Don’t Hack Systems Anymore. They Hack People.

We live in a world where the greatest weapon isn't code. It's manipulation. It's a fake email. A deepfake call. A cloned phone number. It’s a small crack in your trust — and a hacker’s way in.

In 2025, scams have leveled up. It’s not about "being smart" anymore. It’s about being suspicious enough when it matters most.

🔒 Protect yourself:

Always use 2FA.

Never trust links without verifying them.

Assume everything is fake until proven real.

Your skepticism is your best firewall.

If it feels urgent, emotional, or too good to be true... pause. You might be the target.

Stay dangerous. Stay protected. 🛡️

First clips video pt.1?

I got a Sony Handycam camcorder back in 2021 i think, and I really wanted to record my adventure or at least my life ya know? So that I can look back at my old memories. Unfortunately, my own life isn't really that interesting in my opinion so most of my clips are from me hanging out with my friends. Later on, I decided to edit videos for myself and enjoyed it for a while. I'm not that great at editing or color grading and whatnot but I still enjoyed making these videos.

This video is a small collection of my first couple of clips when I was with my friends at the lake. I know it's not that great but we all start somewhere right? Anyways I hope you all like the video, or at least give any advice to do better.

Godspeed everyone :)

First Time Setting Up Arch Linux

Today I finally decided to practice setting up Arch Linux on a virtual machine and not gonna lie, that was TOUGH. I was only having trouble installing grub because I didn't know the difference between UEFI and BIOS, lmao. All good though.

Within the last hour, my user had a password already which had left me stuck because I couldn't log in. So i had to look up online how to delete the password for my user. Luckily I figured it out,(still learning the terminology so please be patient with me) I had to be in root or chroot and use the command passwd -d [user] which then I could put a new password for my user.

I know my situation sounds dumb but I had a lot of fun setting up Arch Linux, and I hope to learn more as I continue using Arch.

Anyways, thank you for reading this post, and Godspeed :)