Penetration Testing &
Red Team Operations

Offensive testing across Active Directory, web, mobile (Android), and network, with a bias for manual exploitation over scanner output.
Builds custom security tooling: fileless loaders, a homegrown C2, and evasion research tested against Defender and Kaspersky.
CRTO, CRTP, CRTA, CEH certified. Two years and 45+ client engagements behind the work on this page.
// Operator profile

The person behind the cases.

CallsignAkshay Somidi
BaseHyderabad, Telangana, India
PostureOffense first. Defense always. Reports always-always.
CurrentVAPT at Vatins Systems
Field time2+ years, two security teams
ObsessionsFileless execution, AD attack paths, quiet traffic
Wall of proofCRTO · CRTP · CRTA · CEH · CAP · CC
Hooded operator working at a glowing multi-monitor setup, face hidden in shadow
// 01 The case files

Known offenses.

Eight open cases. Everything listed has been run, on client work or in my own lab. Click a case to open its file.

  • BloodHound triage beyond shortest-path: derivative local admin chains and edges the default queries miss
  • Targeted Kerberoasting: SPN hunting, then offline cracking tuned to the password policy
  • AS-REP Roasting: preauth-disabled accounts, cracked offline
  • RBCU abuse: one object read to configure, one hop to own
  • DCSync judgment: noise budget vs quieter ticket forgery
  • Token impersonation: the last hop to domain admin

beacon> logonpasswords

  • IDOR by object ID pattern: sequential IDs, UUID leaks in responses, role flips
  • Business logic races: coupon stacking, redemption races, step skipping
  • Auth architecture flaws: JWT confusion, session fixation, OAuth misflows
  • Blind SQLi: time-based and out-of-band channels where errors are suppressed
  • Chain building: low findings combined into full account takeover
  • Retest discipline: guilty until proven patched
  • APK decompilation: exported components, backup and debuggable flags
  • Storage forensics: SharedPreferences tokens, unencrypted SQLite, logs
  • Crypto smells: hardcoded keys, static IVs, ECB habits
  • Deep link abuse: exported intents hijacked live on device
  • Pinning bypass: traffic inspection when the app fights back
  • External truth sweep: what answers on the wire vs what the asset list claims
  • Foothold expansion: one credential to the whole flat network
  • Manual service exploitation: scanner verdicts verified by hand
  • Segmentation validation: proving the guest VLAN can reach tier-0
  • Fileless pipeline: fetch, decode, RW to RX, execute, zero disk writes
  • C2 discipline: register, poll, rekey every session
  • Sandbox patience: randomized sleeps outlast detonation windows
  • Isolated verdicts: Defender and Kaspersky Next EDR tested one change at a time

beacon> blockdlls start

Full methodology in build log 01 and build log 02, PoC videos included.

  • PE anatomy: DOS header to section table, mapped by hand
  • Base relocations: the delta applied to every absolute address
  • IAT resolution: imports wired without the loader's help
  • Alert intuition: why hollowing detections fire, from the inside

beacon> execute-assembly Seatbelt.exe -group=system

The whole ritual is written up in build log 03, PoC video included.

  • Dual telemetry: Bitdefender GravityZone and Sophos MDR review
  • Phishing forensics: headers, attachments, verdict by verdict
  • IR drills: host isolation under pressure
  • Feedback loop: alert reading that sharpened the offense
  • CVSS v3.1: scored against the client's environment, not defaults
  • Executive summaries: written for the CTO, not the scanner
  • Implementable fixes: remediation a developer can act on
  • Verification retests: prove the patch, close the case

beacon> download Report.pdf

// 02 Field record

Experience.

The case files ran on real client networks. Click a role for the scope.

Full-timeHyderabad, IndiaOn-siteVAPT · Red team
  • Engagement ownership: scoping, exploitation, reporting and retest, all on my desk
  • Domain coverage: web, Android (MASVS), internal and external network, Active Directory
  • Malware reverse engineering: supporting client cases at the triage level
  • Reporting standard: CVSS v3.1, executive summaries, remediation retests
Full-timeHyderabad, IndiaOn-siteOffense + defense
  • Web application pentesting: OWASP Top 10 work in Burp Suite Pro
  • Endpoint telemetry: Bitdefender GravityZone and Sophos MDR monitoring
  • Phishing analysis: headers and attachments, verdict by verdict
  • Incident response drills: compromised host isolation, hands on keyboard