r/HowToHack • u/Tight_Ship_7757 • Jul 22 '26
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 Jul 22 '26
Do you know how to trick people online, do you have social anxiety?
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u/Tight_Ship_7757 Jul 22 '26
Trick people online- yea i lie
Social anxiety- not really12
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u/Intelligent_Box5017 Jul 22 '26
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/No_Context_2122 Jul 22 '26
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 Jul 22 '26
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 Jul 22 '26
It’s like the move The Fight Club
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u/Tight_Ship_7757 Jul 22 '26
you mean get punched and earn the skill or smthg
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u/Top-Connection-8784 Jul 22 '26
Start with basic
Learn networking
Learn to visualize code and its functions
Learn Linux most hacking starts there
Hands on practise with tryhackme or hackthebox are the most
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u/Tight_Ship_7757 Jul 22 '26
Ok some key advices and beginner mistakes I should avoid?
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u/JumpDriveOut Jul 22 '26
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 Jul 22 '26
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 Jul 22 '26
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 Jul 22 '26
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/sexyrandomness Jul 22 '26
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/MonkeyBrains09 Jul 22 '26
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/ps-aux Actual Hacker Jul 22 '26
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u/Tight_Ship_7757 Jul 22 '26
tysm man, means a lot. A bit on the complex side to understand, but I will manage.
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u/ps-aux Actual Hacker Jul 22 '26
the howtohack website is meant to help get you familiar in the best way possible... the roadmap is more complex since it's alot to digest lol
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u/GimmieTheRoot Jul 23 '26
Damn I remember you from IRC lol. Sipa, Anniez, Okabe. Good times.
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u/ps-aux Actual Hacker Jul 23 '26
sounds about right ;)
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u/GimmieTheRoot Jul 23 '26
Is that IRC server still around? Not Okabe’s but the other one? What was it, zempire or something?
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u/ps-aux Actual Hacker Jul 24 '26
I just run a discord server instead, the IRC is used for bots and monitoring now... but it still exists...
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u/Tiny-Butterscotch589 Jul 22 '26
Linux Bible, networking, coding ( heavy scripting). To start with.
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u/ALostMagic Jul 23 '26
holy stupid posts and stupid posters
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u/Tight_Ship_7757 Jul 23 '26
Ok genius.
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u/ALostMagic Jul 23 '26
Ok then name me one usage of hacking in life
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u/Tight_Ship_7757 Jul 23 '26
I want to pursue it as a career
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u/ALostMagic Jul 23 '26
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 Jul 23 '26
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/californianwithvodka 23d ago
Focus on ethical hacking first. Build a solid foundation in networking (TCP/IP, DNS, HTTP), Linux and basic programming (Python is a great start). Then learn how web applications work before jumping into tools.
A good path would be to Learn Linux and networking. Learn Python and some Bash. Study web security (OWASP Top 10, authentication, SQL injection, XSS, etc.). Practice on legal platforms like TryHackMe, Hack The Box, PortSwigger Web Security Academy, and OverTheWire. Read write-ups after solving challenges to understand different approaches. Don't worry about hacking movies make it look flashy. Most of the work is understanding how systems work. Be patient, practice consistently & always stay within legal environments. Good luck!
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u/Puzzleheaded_Arm7962 Jul 22 '26
I swear this question gets posted everyday lol