Jul 3, 2026 · 13 min read · 3 views
Decoding an APT Beacon at the BlackHat MEA CTF Finals 2023 (NoopAPT)
By Ashish Dhone (@ashketchum) · CTF Writeup · BlackHat MEA CTF Finals 2023
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Wireshark, a suspicious file called "beacon," four layers of encoding, and how I cracked it at the Finals in Riyadh
By Ashish Dhone (@ashketchum) · CTF Writeup · BlackHat MEA CTF Finals 2023
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