THE TRACE
Yash Adhikari
DEATHESTHER / ESTHER7171
Cybersecurity researcher. I do VAPT and penetration testing on web apps and networks, and I build the detection for the same attacks in Wazuh. Most of what I learn ends up public: write-ups, a SOC lab and a few tools.
This site tells that as a story. A hacker goes after a company called ExampleCorp. The company does not exist. It is a trap I built, and I was watching from the first request.
SELECTED WORK
- TryHackMe-Walkthroughs: 137+ rooms written up, from web exploitation to privilege escalation.
- Wazuh-SOC-Lab: Wazuh rules, integrations and SOC automation. The lab behind the monitors in the story.
- bugeye: a browser toolkit for passive recon and web app pentest triage.
- Web-Application-Penetration-Testing: my web app testing notes, built around the PortSwigger labs.
- HackTheBox-Writeups-Walkthroughs: Hack The Box machines, step by step.
- BurpSuite-Pro-2026-loader: Burp Suite setup for Linux and Windows test labs.