Day 1 of tryhackme’s Advent of Cyber for 2022! This challenge involves solving 3 puzzles that provide general outlines for various security frameworks. Each puzzle comes with a set of clues that will guide you to place the puzzle pieces in the correct order.

Puzzle #1

Puzzle 1

Clues:

  1. Research is part of my ask, finding clues in public sources.
  2. Simple documents I turn into malware.
  3. A pizza, parcel or payload all have me as an action in common.
  4. A con is the name of my game, tricking you into believing a false identity.
  5. Weaknesses are my go-to resources; through them, I make my presence felt.
  6. I am set up to let you back into the network after you leave.
  7. Deletion of evidence is part of my process.
  8. Communication with the compromised goes through me.

Solution

Puzzle 1 Solution

Puzzle #2

Puzzle 2

Clues:

  1. I am an anchor that lets you go on an adventure and explore.
  2. With me, you can locate new information to expand the attack.
  3. Once a pawn, I became a King.
  4. My payloads are triggered to infect all they come in contact with.
  5. Passwords I collect are the keys to the mainframe.
  6. Side to side, machine to machine, we hop.

Solution

Puzzle 2 Solution

Puzzle #3

Puzzle 3

Clues:

  1. In your vault, I am in.
  2. Like a dragon, I gather all valuable loot.
  3. I export gathered treasures.
  4. With me, your reputation goes tumbling down.
  5. Goals set, goals attained. I win!

Solution

Puzzle 3 Solution

Who is the adversary that attacked Santa’s network this year?

Answer:

The Bandit Yeti!

What’s the flag that they left behind?

Answer:

THM{IT'S A Y3T1 CHR1$TMA$}

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