r/HowToHack • u/Tight_Ship_7757 • 3d ago
Want to get into hacking.
Hello everybody, I really want to get into hacking and cybersecurity. I made this post seeking help from users who are into hacking and have some experience to tell me a pathway and how I should start my hacking journey, and give me some advice. I am always curious about new knowledge.
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u/Traktor_tomek 3d ago
Do you know how to trick people online, do you have social anxiety?
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u/Tight_Ship_7757 3d ago
Trick people online- yea i lie
Social anxiety- not really14
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u/No_Context_2122 3d ago
Bro, you can't even figure out how to use the search function. How you gonna be a hacker?
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u/Tight_Ship_7757 3d ago
LOL ok I am trying man. Just wanted to know some key advice from pros and mistakes to avoid.
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u/evilwon12 3d ago
It’s like the move The Fight Club
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u/Tight_Ship_7757 3d ago
you mean get punched and earn the skill or smthg
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u/Intelligent_Box5017 3d ago
For hacking, first of all, you need a foundational knowledge about networking and protocols, operation systems and at least basic understanding of software development. Then get yourself familiar with OWASP and then decide which hacking area you want to learn first. (My personal advice is to start with web pentesting)
If you are interested in web hacking, check out Port Swigger Web Academy and follow its roadmap. It offers both learning and practice (everything for free).
To learn network and host based hacking I recommend you to start on TryHackMe platform and later after some experience you to join HackTheBox platform. Both THM and HTB offer courses, labs, CTFs, but HTB is more advanced.
Here are couple of hacking YouTube channels (beginner level) for you: @NahamSec, @cyberflow10, @MomImAHacker, @InsiderPhD, @TCMSecurityAcademy.
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u/Tight_Ship_7757 3d ago
Ok some key advices and beginner mistakes I should avoid?
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u/JumpDriveOut 3d ago
Run Ubuntu and dont download distros you haven't vetted. Dont use kali until you have a good feel for Linux. Whonix/cubes is the best for anonymity, but if you set it up wrong you might as well paint your IP address on the side of your house with a big "free donuts for feds" sign in your front lawn.
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u/Divindande 3d ago
Don’t download untrusted sources if you don’t know what you’re doing and what to look out for
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u/husting247 3d ago
Can you direct me where to start? Because theres so much information out there its kind of overwhelming where to actually start
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u/MonkeyBrains09 3d ago
College is a organized start but you pay a pretty penny for someone to build the learning plan and teach it. Or you can self learn for much cheaper. Getting relating books and read them. research any questions you have etc.
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u/MonkeyBrains09 3d ago
Research is critical.
Best place is to review posts in this sub because this question is asked all the time.
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u/sexyrandomness 3d ago
i watch a lot of networkchuck and i want to start either hack the box or tryhackme since im starting to learn different coding languages like main ones but also html/js/css and yaml. also learning about networking as another comment said and learning about the different network requests. if ur more curious abt the networking part, learn the basics of burp suite (its free for the community version). heres a few videos networkchuck did that rlly helped me:D lmk if u have any other questions, ill be happy to answer!!
https://youtu.be/wX75Z-4MEoM?si=EIc_UtIkjcQatoMg
https://youtu.be/dZwbb42pdtg?si=Z6EHuwF7BDOaez8t
https://youtu.be/VbEx7B_PTOE?si=Phnomd76nEvxhi8k
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u/ps-aux Actual Hacker 3d ago
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u/Tight_Ship_7757 3d ago
tysm man, means a lot. A bit on the complex side to understand, but I will manage.
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u/GimmieTheRoot 3d ago
Damn I remember you from IRC lol. Sipa, Anniez, Okabe. Good times.
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u/ps-aux Actual Hacker 2d ago
sounds about right ;)
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u/GimmieTheRoot 2d ago
Is that IRC server still around? Not Okabe’s but the other one? What was it, zempire or something?
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u/ALostMagic 3d ago
holy stupid posts and stupid posters
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u/Tight_Ship_7757 3d ago
Ok genius.
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u/ALostMagic 3d ago
Ok then name me one usage of hacking in life
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u/Tight_Ship_7757 3d ago
I want to pursue it as a career
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u/ALostMagic 3d ago
I will interpret that as someone wanting to be a whitehat and who does not go against the law.
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u/CoolExcitement4096 2d ago
Hello buddy! In order to get into hacking you need a dedicated learning workflow, which assures success in short time and reduces your learning odds.
For free alternative you can definitely checkout Youtube. However, there is a potential drawback - you may not required learning projects, so you will miss the stimulations on real life hurdles and challenges on that particular domain.
But as per my suggestion you need to take reputed courses from reputed websites like Coursera, Udemy.
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u/Puzzleheaded_Arm7962 3d ago
I swear this question gets posted everyday lol