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mlg ,
@mlg@lemmy.world avatar

At first I thought this was a legit ban but it actually looks more like an error message similar to 404 lol

deegeese ,

Blocking someone from a hacking game because they tried to hack it is basically admitting defeat.

zalgotext ,

Nah, hackthebox and many other red team simulation type sites have strict rules of engagement. You’re there to solve a puzzle as defined by hackthebox, not get around the puzzle by hacking hackthebox.

deegeese ,

That’s not very “Kobayashi Maru” of them.

CookieOfFortune ,

I mean that just means you didn’t hack them well enough.

SnotFlickerman ,
@SnotFlickerman@lemmy.blahaj.zone avatar

Oh no, just like if you were actually hired to do a red team simulation for a business! They would have strict rules of engagement and certain systems would potentially be defined as off-limits.

How terrible of Hackthebox to *checks notes… promote industry standard Red Team practices.

Cornelius_Wangenheim ,

If a real world pentester tries to hack something out of scope, they also get banned. From society. To a prison cell.

BluesF ,

It’s called hackthebox not hackoutofthebox

tourist ,
@tourist@lemmy.world avatar

Is this like getting banned from an escape room because you brought (and used) a live grenade to solve the puzzle

(I think they have a strict no-grenades-from-home policy, usually)

suction ,

Getting caught means the hacker won? Are you a r?

Kolanaki ,
@Kolanaki@yiffit.net avatar

you’re banned for doing something funny

As a funny person, this makes me sad. They should get a sense of humor.

ggppjj ,

As my father always said: you may be a funny person, but looks don’t count for everything.

CanadaPlus ,

I like that! I’m going to steal it.

ggppjj ,

He would’ve liked that. He was a real nice guy, always said I had a face for radio.

Zachariah ,
@Zachariah@lemmy.world avatar

I hope it leads you on a bit before this reveal.

abbadon420 ,

That’s the honeypot

onlinepersona ,

So trying to hack hackthebox is not permitted? Confusion is the name of the game

Anti Commercial-AI license

firelizzard ,
@firelizzard@programming.dev avatar

hackthebox is essentially a puzzle solving platform where the puzzles are designed to teach you hacking. You’re not supposed to hack the platform.

Hawk ,

So trying to hack hackthebox is not permitted? Confusion is the name of the game

Tattorack ,
@Tattorack@lemmy.world avatar

“Because” is spelled wrong.

Zachariah ,
@Zachariah@lemmy.world avatar

but “bacause” is spelled correctly

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