Disable Botnet-Operation Goatherd-Mission 1
Scenario Overview:
A group of hackers have been running a widespread financial scam by using a botnet network. Their activities have triggered a collapse at a National Bank, with thousands of defrauded account holders demanding their deposits from local branches. Intelligence as identified their command and control (C2) server; this server is a single point of failure for the botnet, so taking it down will prevent the scam from claiming more innocent victims.
How to be Successful:
The learner will conduct a scan of the C2 server for running services, identify a vulnerability, perform a brute force attack to obtain credentials and then kill the web server acting as the C2 orchestrator.
What should you know prior:
Learners should be familiar with basic Linux CLI, network protocols, password cracking & exploration and remote administration.| Load Time |
Easy: 5 min Medium: 5 min |
| Time Limit | 8 hrs |
| # of Tasks | 3 |
| Hints | Yes |
| Save Session | Yes |
| Team Based | Yes |
Scenario Overview:
A group of hackers have been running a widespread financial scam by using a botnet network. Their activities have triggered a collapse at a National Bank, with thousands of defrauded account holders demanding their deposits from local branches. Intelligence as identified their command and control (C2) server; this server is a single point of failure for the botnet, so taking it down will prevent the scam from claiming more innocent victims.
How to be Successful:
The learner will conduct a scan of the C2 server for running services, identify a vulnerability, perform a brute force attack to obtain credentials and then kill the web server acting as the C2 orchestrator.
What should you know prior:
Learners should be familiar with basic Linux CLI, network protocols, password cracking & exploration and remote administration.| Load Time |
Easy: 5 min Medium: 5 min |
| Time Limit | 8 hrs |
| # of Tasks | 3 |
| Hints | Yes |
| Save Session | Yes |
| Team Based | Yes |
