# Write-up ### Objective The goal of this machine is to "find the flag." *** ### Reconnaissance The first thing we do is visit the URL provided by HackTheBox: ``` ``` Once we access it, we find ourselves in what appears to be a game interface. Our first action is to try if it's a console by running a simple ping command. ``` ping ```

But it doesn't work. Next, we try typing `help` to see if we get any useful commands.

*** ### Exploring the game After typing `help`, we see a list of available commands. We decide to press "start" and see what happens.

Unfortunately, it seems like we made the wrong choice. Let's inspect the page source and see if there's something we missed. *** ### Inspecting the Source Code We use the browser’s **Inspect Element** tool and head to the **Network** tab to see if we can find any interesting data or hidden elements. In the "options" section, we notice something curious. There’s a **secret** hidden down below. We decide to use this secret as input in the game.

*** ### The Flag By entering this secret message, we instantly find the flag.