The Blackout Protocol 🔒

"NovaCorp is hiding something. You've got one shot to get in, escalate, and expose them before they wipe everything at midnight."

This is a beginner-friendly Linux privilege escalation room I built on TryHackMe. It covers 5 real-world techniques that penetration testers use every day — SSH enumeration, password cracking, sudo misconfigurations, SUID binary abuse, and exploiting misconfigured services.

If you're just getting started with Linux privesc, this room is perfect for you.

Room link: https://tryhackme.com/room/theblackoutprotocol

🧰 What You'll Need

🐉 A Kali Linux machine (or any Linux attacking machine)

🖥️ Basic familiarity with the Linux terminal

🔨 John the Ripper (pre-installed on Kali)

🔌 Netcat (pre-installed on Kali)

🎯 A TryHackMe account with the room deployed

📖 The Story

You're playing the role of a whistleblower's contact. A low-level employee at NovaCorp — a shady tech company — has given you their SSH credentials.…