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    <a href="blog/hackthebox-devhub.html" class="post-featured fade-in" data-tags="ctf hackthebox htb season-11 devhub"><div><div class="post-featured-meta"><span class="post-date">2026-07-10</span><span class="post-tag">HackTheBox</span><span class="post-tag">Planned</span></div><div class="post-title">HackTheBox Devhub Walkthrough Shell</div><p class="post-excerpt">A staged walkthrough shell for Devhub from Season 11: Season of the Punk, ready for recon, foothold, escalation, and debrief notes.</p><span class="post-read-more">open draft shell</span></div></a>

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      <a href="blog/hackthebox-labs.html" class="post-card fade-in" data-tags="ctf hackthebox htb season-11 devhub"><div class="post-meta"><span class="post-date">2026-07-10</span><span class="post-tag">CTF</span><span class="post-tag">HackTheBox</span></div><div class="post-title">HackTheBox Lab Notes</div><p class="post-excerpt">A growing machine index for HackTheBox write-ups, beginning with Devhub from Season 11: Season of the Punk.</p><span class="post-read-more">open hub</span></a>
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