TryHackMe Advent of Cyber 2022 [Day 1]

I am so excited about this Cyber Advent from TryHackMe and today the 1st of December is Day 1. TryHackMe has a lot of prizes for this Advent and I want to share my way of completing Day 1 here on Medium.

Day 1 starts pretty simple with a website, santagift.shop.

For this task, there are 3 puzzles that we need to solve

Puzzle 1/3

Clues for the first puzzle:

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.

Puzzle 2/3

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.

Puzzle 3/3

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!

Thank you for reading my article! I have also attached my LinkTree if you want to get in contact with me.

My LinkTree:- https://linktr.ee/alexhack