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Fawn — HackTheBox Starting Point Walkthrough

Fawn is a beginner HackTheBox machine that demonstrates one of the most common real-world misconfigurations: anonymous FTP access left enabled with sensitive files sitting in the root directory.

January 30, 2026 · 4 min · Logan Dawson
Meow — Easy Linux machine walkthrough cover

Meow — HackTheBox Starting Point Walkthrough

Meow is HTB’s gentlest introduction to penetration testing — a single open Telnet port, no password on the root account, and an immediate lesson in why legacy services are dangerous.

January 30, 2026 · 4 min · Logan Dawson
Redeemer — HackTheBox Linux machine walkthrough cover

Redeemer — HackTheBox Starting Point Walkthrough

Redeemer proves that sometimes the simplest misconfigurations are the most dangerous — an open Redis instance with no password stands between you and the flag.

January 30, 2026 · 4 min · Logan Dawson