Ritchie Caruso

Hi, I'm Ritchie

I'm an ICT professional who loves making things. I automate workflows, build gizmos, and experiment in my homelab—constantly exploring how technology works by breaking it (legally, of course) and rebuilding it to be faster, better and more secure.


Projects

Hidden Outlook Rules

Hidden Outlook Rules Attack

Deep dive into how attackers hide malicious Outlook inbox rules from the GUI, and how to detect and remove them at scale across an organization.

Pwnagotchi Build

Building a Pwnagotchi

Built a Tamagotchi-inspired Wi-Fi hacking device using a Raspberry Pi Zero 2 W, e-ink display, battery and custom 3D printed case—featuring automatic handshake capture.

NAS Server Build

Home NAS Server Build

Built a custom NAS server from scratch using Unraid, featuring 8x2TB drives in RAID configuration, Docker containers, support for VMs, Photoprism, Pi-hole and more.

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Latest Posts

Tamagotchi for Hackers: Building a Pwnagotchi

If you grew up in the late ’90s or early 2000s, chances are you remember Tamagotchis—the small handheld digital pets...

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Tamagotchi for Hackers: Building a Pwnagotchi

Transform a Cheap 3D Printer into a High End Machine with Klipper

I love the endless creative posiblities of 3D Printing but the most prohibitive part of the hobby is the cost....

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Transform a Cheap 3D Printer into a High End Machine with Klipper

How Bad Actors Can Hide Outlook & Exchange Inbox Rules

It was a typical Monday morning. I sat down at my desk, ready to start the day, when I received...

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How Bad Actors Can Hide Outlook & Exchange Inbox Rules
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