Golden Ticket Heist: Stealing the Keys to the Kingdom

Golden Ticket Attack:

Imagine the “Golden Ticket” from Willy Wonka’s chocolate factory, but instead of granting access to a candy wonderland, it grants unrestricted access to an entire computer network. A golden ticket attack aims to achieve just that. It takes advantage of a flaw in the Windows networks' Kerberos authentication protocol to obtain administrator rights and control over any domain resource.

How it works:

1. Gain Initial Access: The attacker needs some initial foothold into the network, typically through phishing …

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