Red Team

Offensive security insights focused on simulating real-world attacks to uncover weaknesses before adversaries do. This category covers attack techniques, adversary emulation, lateral movement, and exploitation strategies, along with lessons learned to improve detection and defensive capabilities.

Understanding Kerberoasting: Techniques for Exploiting Service Accounts in Active Directory

Kerberoasting is a powerful attack technique targeting service accounts in Active Directory (AD). It allows attackers to request Kerberos tickets encrypted with the NTLM hash of service account passwords. These tickets can then be cracked offline, bypassing account lockout policies and exposing sensitive credentials. This post explains how Kerberoasting works, the key elements that make accounts vulnerable, and practical steps attackers use to exploit this weakness. Understan

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