https://nicoleman0.github.io/blog-site/tags/hacking/Recent content in Hacking on Corvus BlogHugoen-usFri, 20 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://nicoleman0.github.io/blog-site/posts/thompson/Fri, 20 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://nicoleman0.github.io/blog-site/posts/thompson/<table> <thead> <tr> <th></th> <th></th> </tr> </thead> <tbody> <tr> <td><strong>Difficulty</strong></td> <td>Easy</td> </tr> <tr> <td><strong>OS</strong></td> <td>Linux</td> </tr> <tr> <td><strong>Tools Used</strong></td> <td>nmap, msfvenom, netcat</td> </tr> <tr> <td><strong>Platform</strong></td> <td>TryHackMe</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <h2 id="recon">Recon</h2> <p>Starting with an nmap scan:</p> <div class="goat svg-container "> <svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" font-family="Menlo,Lucida Console,monospace" viewBox="0 0 672 73" > <g transform='translate(8,16)'> <text text-anchor='middle' x='0' y='4' fill='currentColor' style='font-size:1em'>P</text> <text text-anchor='middle' x='0' y='20' fill='currentColor' 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