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.

[–] SnotFlickerman@lemmy.blahaj.zone 59 points 3 months ago

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.

[–] deegeese@sopuli.xyz 33 points 3 months ago (1 children)

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

[–] CookieOfFortune@lemmy.world 14 points 3 months ago

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

[–] Cornelius_Wangenheim@lemmy.world 61 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

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

[–] BluesF@lemmy.world 25 points 3 months ago (1 children)

It's called hackthebox not hackoutofthebox

[–] tourist@lemmy.world 17 points 3 months ago

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@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago

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