advent-of-cyber-2025

Room Link: https://tryhackme.com/room/adventofcyberpreptrack

▶️ John Hammond – Day 0 Video Walkthrough

We are providing the official Day 0 walkthrough video for quick onboarding:

🔗 YouTube Link: https://youtu.be/Ap5tIJtt4Tk?si=H2dbZk3LwkqY0lUN

📘 Overview

Advent of Cyber (AoC) is TryHackMe’s annual December event delivering 24 hands-on cybersecurity challenges.
It’s built for beginners but still valuable for anyone who wants fast, practical skill-building.

You’ll see exercises covering:

• Web exploitation
• Phishing analysis
• Malware basics
• Linux & Windows fundamentals
• Log analysis
• AWS/cloud scenarios
• Attacker vs defender workflows

This repository contains the official day-by-day writeups for our college students.

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🎭 Storyline (Official AoC 2025 Plot)

Wareville—home of The Best Festival Company (TBFC)—is preparing for SOCMAS, their annual cyber celebration.
But things are already breaking:

• Systems glitch
• Passwords fail
• Operations are unstable

McSkidy (THM’s SOC analyst) notices a recurring name:

👉 King Malhare

Before joining the SOCMAS Response Team, participants must complete 10 warm-up missions.
Each mission teaches a core cybersecurity skill and reveals clues related to King Malhare.

Day 0 tasks are pure preparation, not exploitation. They ensure you can:

• Navigate Linux and Windows
• Analyze simple logs
• Perform basic malware and password checks
• Understand security hygiene
• Recognize suspicious activity

This sets you up for the real technical story starting Day 1.

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