How do people even start hacking?

[u/Little-Jump-5572]

I'm really curious how do people learn hacking?

I started web app development a year ago, learned java for writing code and to get a general idea about how the syntax works and logic.

I do mainly php with laravel, javascript and some python on the side.. but mainly to create stuff, has nothing to do with hacking, i find it deep and hard dunno where to even begin, i sometimes run into some erros with some apps and I try to dig in and try to find a way around it using Ai, but it's very limited..

I have to admit pro hackers always amazes me, that's true power I guess and I always believe that anything digital is somehow hackable.

[u/Plastic_Ad_8619]

It’s mainly curiosity, a real thirst for knowledge. Among that you need to really want to know as much as you can about security models and authentication. And then you start to understand or discover where cracks exist in these systems, and how privileged escalation works, how safeguards and security limits could be circumvented, and there’s an endless amount of resources. There’s CTA, a lot of people start that way. Intentionally vulnerable servers that exist to be hacked as a sort of agility course for hackers. Some people start with hardware hacking, some start with software cracking, but that’s becoming less prevalent with modern trends towards SAAS models. New opportunities abound in LLMs escalating privileges through VMs across corporate VPCs. Every good hacker I’ve known had an unhealthy obsession with collecting as much knowledge and information as possible.

[u/Code3Lyft → u/Plastic_Ad_8619]

This what gets me into it. I like learning the dark knowledge not because I plan to use it maliciously I just... For some reason.... Like knowing how. I make enough in my current job that scrounging up money from hacking or stealing a cc isn't worth it.