Hacked & Secured: Pentest Exploits & Mitigations
If you know how attacks work, you’ll know exactly where to look—whether you’re breaking in as an ethical hacker or defending as a blue teamer.
Hacked & Secured: Pentest Exploits & Mitigations breaks down real-world pentest findings, exposing how vulnerabilities were discovered, exploited, and mitigated.
Each episode dives into practical security lessons, covering attack chains and creative exploitation techniques used by ethical hackers. Whether you're a pentester, security engineer, developer, or blue teamer, you'll gain actionable insights to apply in your work.
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Episodes
9 episodes
Ep. 8 – OTP Flaw & Remote Code Execution: When Small Flaws Go Critical
A broken logout flow let attackers hijack accounts using just a user ID. A self-XSS and an IDOR exposed stored data. And a forgotten internal tool—running outdated software—ended in full Remote Code Execution.This episode is a...
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Episode 8
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15:45
Ep. 7 – IDOR & SSTI: From File Theft to Server-Side Secrets
A predictable ID exposed private documents. A crafted name leaked backend files. In this episode, we break down two high-impact flaws—an IDOR that let attackers clone confidential attachments, and an SSTI hidden in an email template ...
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Episode 7
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19:35
Ep. 6 – 403 Bypass & Request Smuggling: Tiny Tricks, Total Takeover
A single uppercase letter unlocked an admin panel. One malformed request hijacked user sessions. In this episode, we break down two real-world exploits—a 403 bypass and a request smuggling attack—that turned small oversights into ful...
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Episode 6
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17:14
Ep. 5 – Stored XSS & SQL Injection: Small Flaws, Big Breaches
A simple filename triggered stored XSS, hijacking accounts and stealing API keys. A SQL injection bypassed a web firewall, dumping an entire database in one request.Both attacks exploited basic security flaws—flaws that should have been ...
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Episode 5
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16:08
Ep. 4 – Exposed Secrets & Silent Takeovers: How Misconfigurations Open the Door to Attackers
Exposed secrets, overlooked permissions, and credentials hiding in plain sight—each one leading to a critical breach.In this episode, we break down three real-world pentest findings where a forgotten file, a misconfigured setting, and a ...
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Episode 4
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21:15
Ep. 3 – One Request, One URL, One Bluetooth Hack: Three Takeovers That Shouldn’t Have Happened
How can attackers take over accounts, networks, and devices—without credentials?In this episode, we break down three real-world security flaws that prove authentication alone isn’t enough:Account Takeover – A single re...
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Episode 3
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21:30
Ep. 2 – Chaining IDORs, CSRF Account Takeovers & Token Manipulation for Privilege Escalation
What if you could take over an account—not by cracking a password, but by chaining two overlooked vulnerabilities? What if a single CSRF exploit let attackers reset security questions and hijack accounts? And what if manipulating an authorizati...
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Episode 2
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19:16
Ep. 1 – Breaking OTP Security, Exploiting Static Domains & Privilege Escalation via Role Misconfigurations
What if your OTP security wasn’t secure at all? What if a static domain—something most people ignore—could lead to full account takeover? And what if flawed role management allowed admins to escalate privileges?In this episode of Hac...
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Episode 1
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19:12
Intro to Hacked & Secured: Pentest Exploits & Mitigations – What to Expect!
If you know how attacks work, you’ll know exactly where to look—whether you’re breaking in as an ethical hacker or defending as a blue teamer.Welcome to Hacked & Secured: Pentest Exploits & Mitigations—the podcast...
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