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Write-ups on what I'm building, breaking, exploring, or automating in my lab. Some of these may be a WIP (Work In Progress).

August 16, 2026 · Hack The BoxDFIR

HTB Liberty Writeup: From Password Spray to Persistent Backdoor

A single misconfigured file share leads to an NTLM hash capture, RDP access, and a PowerShell Web Access backdoor. A full DFIR reconstruction of this retired HTB blue-team challenge using the registry, $MFT, Shellbags, and event logs.

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June 17, 2026 · PersonalIntro

Welcome to Bako Security

How I flunked my way into information security, why I built this blog, and what's coming next.

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Bako Security

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