Mojetioluwa Daniel Bolaji-Busola

Penetration Tester & Security Researcher

Lagos, NG.

About

Highly accomplished Penetration Tester and Security Researcher with hands-on expertise in Active Directory exploitation, web application security, ICS/OT research, and IoT hardware hacking. Recognized as a "Pro Hacker" on HackTheBox (#2 in Nigeria) and a top 6% performer on TryHackMe, I specialize in identifying critical vulnerabilities and developing robust remediation strategies. My mission is to fortify digital infrastructures, document comprehensive kill chains, and empower organizations to effectively mitigate cyber threats.

Work

AI-Driven Network Anomaly Detection for Healthcare IoT

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Lead Researcher

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Summary

As Lead Researcher, I am developing a real-time threat monitoring system for IoT medical devices and hospital networks.

Highlights

Developing a real-time threat monitoring system designed to detect anomalies in IoT medical devices, EHRs, and hospital networks, specifically targeting ransomware and data breaches.

Leading the research and implementation of AI-driven techniques to enhance the security posture and resilience of critical healthcare infrastructure.

Ubuntu Bridge Initiative

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Cybersecurity Intern

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Summary

As a Cybersecurity Intern, I led incident response efforts and vulnerability remediation, enhancing the security posture for a fintech organization.

Highlights

Reconstructed a complex 4-stage attacker kill chain for a fintech breach, identifying initial access via SQLi/SSRF, persistence through sudoers/shell profile backdoors, exfiltration, and C2 beaconing, ultimately exposing an insider threat.

Delivered a comprehensive, board-ready remediation package, including a risk register, regulatory breach notification, and a 30/60/90-day roadmap, ensuring confirmed-vs-exposed data control mapping.

Exploited an AWS IAM privilege-escalation path (unrestricted iam:PassRole → Lambda execution) in a cloud attack-path assessment, remediating it with a scoped iam:PassedToService condition while preserving authorized workflows.

HackerOne / BugCrowd / YesWeHack

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Security Researcher

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Summary

As a Security Researcher, I actively hunted and disclosed web application vulnerabilities, earning recognition in program hall of fames.

Highlights

Identified and reported critical web application vulnerabilities, specializing in authentication flaws, IDOR, and API security across multiple platforms.

Achieved consistent recognition in program hall of fames for disclosed findings, demonstrating high impact in vulnerability discovery and reporting.

Covenant University

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Security Engineer Apprentice

Ota, Ogun State, Nigeria

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Summary

As a Security Engineer Apprentice, I conducted authorized penetration tests and developed Python automation for security audit workflows.

Highlights

Performed authorized penetration tests against university infrastructure, identifying vulnerabilities and ensuring compliance with NIST and ISO 27001 standards.

Developed Python automation scripts to streamline security audit workflows, significantly improving efficiency and consistency in vulnerability assessments.

Volunteer

Cybersecurity/Networking Lead

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Google Developers Group (GDG) University Chapter

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As Cybersecurity/Networking Lead, I developed and maintained a weekly cybersecurity quiz platform for university students, fostering community engagement and skill development.

Highlights

Built and maintained `gdg-cyber-quiz.web.app`, a weekly cybersecurity quiz platform that integrates multiple-choice questions and hands-on practical challenges.

Facilitated skill development and knowledge sharing for group members, enhancing their understanding of cybersecurity concepts and practical application.

Education

Covenant University

Ota, Ogun State, Nigeria
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B.Sc. Computer Science Grade: SECOND CLASS UPPER

Awards

Pro Hacker

HackTheBox

Recognized as #2 in Nigeria and 6th in Season 11 with team RanswomWeare on HackTheBox.

Top 6% Ranking

TryHackMe

Achieved top 6% ranking among participants on the TryHackMe platform.

Cyber Apocalypse CTF 2026 - 103rd Place

Cyber Apocalypse CTF

Secured 103rd position out of 6,734 participants in the Cyber Apocalypse CTF 2026.

Program Hall of Fame Acknowledgment

HackerOne / BugCrowd / YesWeHack

Acknowledged in program hall of fame for consistently disclosed security findings across multiple bug bounty platforms.

Certificates

PJPT

TCM Security

CRTA

CyberWarfare Labs

AWS Cloud Practitioner

Amazon Web Services

Associate of (ISC)²

(ISC)²

Jr. Penetration Tester

TryHackMe (THM)

Puppet

HackTheBox (HTB)

Akerva

HackTheBox (HTB)

Context

HackTheBox (HTB)

Skills

Web & API Security

Burp Suite, OWASP WSTG, OWASP API Top 10.

Active Directory & Windows

BloodHound, Impacket, Evil-WinRM, NetExec, Certipy.

Recon, Exploitation & Analysis

Nmap, Metasploit, Wireshark, Ghidra.

Cloud Security

AWS IAM, Terraform, AWS CLI, CloudTrail analysis.

Hardware & Embedded

KiCad, ESP32, CircuitPython.

Programming Languages

Python, PowerShell, Bash, C++.

Frameworks & Standards

MITRE ATT&CK, NIST, ISO 27001.

Projects

Security Blog | Jekyll

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Summary

Authored 20+ technical write-ups in under two months spanning Active Directory attacks, web application vulnerabilities, and ICS/OT research, including the two-part VulnBank pentest series and CVE-2026-54121 (Certighost) research.

sh4q Python — Safety-First Reconnaissance Control Plane

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Summary

Designing a scope-enforced reconnaissance orchestrator with scoped DNS/HTTP resolution, redirect and DNS-rebinding validation, request-budget limiting, and an event-sourced SQLite evidence store with tool-version provenance.

SafeCO Python, SQLite, Modbus ICSC 2026 Submission

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Summary

Building a local-first, explainable monitor that flags protocol-valid-but-unsafe commands against a simulated water treatment plant and advises a human operator, backed by a tamper-evident hash-chained event store.

VulnBank Pentest Series | Burp Suite, OWASP WSTG/API Top 10

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Summary

Ran a full black-box pentest of a vulnerable fintech app, chaining SQLi auth bypass, JWT forgery, BOLA, and negative-amount transfer theft into full account and financial compromise; 8 findings (4 critical) published with PoCs and remediations.

HTB Pro Labs & Fortresses | Active Directory, Cloud, Web

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Summary

Completed Pro Lab Puppet and Fortresses Context and Akerva. Pwned Hard-rated machines (Pirate, Logging, TombWatcher) chaining Pre2k, gMSA abuse, RBCD, SPN jacking, and ADCS ESC15.

ESP32 Marauder, BadUSB/Rubber Ducky & PSRecon | KiCad, CircuitPython, Python/Impacket

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Summary

Built a custom PCB (ESP32, CC1101, GPS) for deauth detection, BLE scanning, and evil-portal deployment; built a Pico HID device for credential harvesting; and developed a post-exploitation tool extracting PSReadline history over SMB with Pass-the-Hash support.