CTF Writeup: Snapped Phish-ing Line

Apply learned skills to probe malicious emails and URLs, exposing a vast phishing campaign. Introduction It’s been a while since I’ve done a TryHackMe write-up. Initially this was all I ever wrote posts on up until I looked to some other platforms. We’re back today! Time for more Phishing analysis in today’s challenge; Snapped Phish-ing Line. We get quite a bit of an introduction to this room. Let’s go through it: As an IT department personnel of SwiftSpend Financial, one of your responsibilities is to support your fellow employees with their technical concerns. While everything seemed ordinary and mundane, this gradually changed when several employees from various departments started reporting an unusual email they had received. Unfortunately, some had already submitted their credentials and could no longer log in. ...

January 20, 2026 · 13 min · 2632 words · Ligniform

CTF Writeup: Phishing Email

Your email address has been leaked and you receive an email from Paypal in German. Try to analyze the suspicious email. Another LetsDefend challenge, this time focusing on Phishing emails! I’ve looked at phishing emails a lot at work. I’ve heard and read about SOC Burnout and… I’ll be honest, I’ve never really felt it. Part of what excites me in a SOC role is piecing together the story of an attack. The investigation side of SOC work scratches an itch for me. Maybe it comes from all the mystery novels I read as a kid, but putting together all the pieces of an attack and defining a clear story makes me happy. ...

November 23, 2025 · 7 min · 1444 words · Ligniform