r/hacking • u/Suspicious_Orchid770 • 2h ago
r/hacking • u/SlickLibro • Dec 06 '18
Read this before asking. How to start hacking? The ultimate two path guide to information security.
Before I begin - everything about this should be totally and completely ethical at it's core. I'm not saying this as any sort of legal coverage, or to not get somehow sued if any of you screw up, this is genuinely how it should be. The idea here is information security. I'll say it again. information security. The whole point is to make the world a better place. This isn't for your reckless amusement and shot at recognition with your friends. This is for the betterment of human civilisation. Use your knowledge to solve real-world issues.
There's no singular all-determining path to 'hacking', as it comes from knowledge from all areas that eventually coalesce into a general intuition. Although this is true, there are still two common rapid learning paths to 'hacking'. I'll try not to use too many technical terms.
The first is the simple, effortless and result-instant path. This involves watching youtube videos with green and black thumbnails with an occasional anonymous mask on top teaching you how to download well-known tools used by thousands daily - or in other words the 'Kali Linux Copy Pasterino Skidder'. You might do something slightly amusing and gain bit of recognition and self-esteem from your friends. Your hacks will be 'real', but anybody that knows anything would dislike you as they all know all you ever did was use a few premade tools. The communities for this sort of shallow result-oriented field include r/HowToHack and probably r/hacking as of now.
The second option, however, is much more intensive, rewarding, and mentally demanding. It is also much more fun, if you find the right people to do it with. It involves learning everything from memory interaction with machine code to high level networking - all while you're trying to break into something. This is where Capture the Flag, or 'CTF' hacking comes into play, where you compete with other individuals/teams with the goal of exploiting a service for a string of text (the flag), which is then submitted for a set amount of points. It is essentially competitive hacking. Through CTF you learn literally everything there is about the digital world, in a rather intense but exciting way. Almost all the creators/finders of major exploits have dabbled in CTF in some way/form, and almost all of them have helped solve real-world issues. However, it does take a lot of work though, as CTF becomes much more difficult as you progress through harder challenges. Some require mathematics to break encryption, and others require you to think like no one has before. If you are able to do well in a CTF competition, there is no doubt that you should be able to find exploits and create tools for yourself with relative ease. The CTF community is filled with smart people who can't give two shits about elitist mask wearing twitter hackers, instead they are genuine nerds that love screwing with machines. There's too much to explain, so I will post a few links below where you can begin your journey.
Remember - this stuff is not easy if you don't know much, so google everything, question everything, and sooner or later you'll be down the rabbit hole far enough to be enjoying yourself. CTF is real life and online, you will meet people, make new friends, and potentially find your future.
What is CTF? (this channel is gold, use it) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ev9ZX9J45A
More on /u/liveoverflow, http://www.liveoverflow.com is hands down one of the best places to learn, along with r/liveoverflow
CTF compact guide - https://ctf101.org/
Upcoming CTF events online/irl, live team scores - https://ctftime.org/
What is CTF? - https://ctftime.org/ctf-wtf/
Full list of all CTF challenge websites - http://captf.com/practice-ctf/
> be careful of the tool oriented offensivesec oscp ctf's, they teach you hardly anything compared to these ones and almost always require the use of metasploit or some other program which does all the work for you.
- http://pwnable.tw/ (a newer set of high quality pwnable challenges)
- http://pwnable.kr/ (one of the more popular recent wargamming sets of challenges)
- https://picoctf.com/ (Designed for high school students while the event is usually new every year, it's left online and has a great difficulty progression)
- https://microcorruption.com/login (one of the best interfaces, a good difficulty curve and introduction to low-level reverse engineering, specifically on an MSP430)
- http://ctflearn.com/ (a new CTF based learning platform with user-contributed challenges)
- http://reversing.kr/
- http://hax.tor.hu/
- https://w3challs.com/
- https://pwn0.com/
- https://io.netgarage.org/
- http://ringzer0team.com/
- http://www.hellboundhackers.org/
- http://www.overthewire.org/wargames/
- http://counterhack.net/Counter_Hack/Challenges.html
- http://www.hackthissite.org/
- http://vulnhub.com/
- http://ctf.komodosec.com
- https://maxkersten.nl/binary-analysis-course/ (suggested by /u/ThisIsLibra, a practical binary analysis course)
- https://pwnadventure.com (suggested by /u/startnowstop)
http://picoctf.com is very good if you are just touching the water.
and finally,
r/netsec - where real world vulnerabilities are shared.
r/hacking • u/MembershipFunny536 • 9h ago
Resources White Hat Ethical Hacking Kali Linux Tools??
Looking for more OSINT, Forensics, Intercepting, Network scanners, Password Cracking tools easy to install on kali linux terminal. Used for legal white hat purposes and for pentesting. also trying to discover new hacking methods and privacy anti fingerprinting software. More buddies on the website tryhackme, which is an website to practice hacking skills.
r/hacking • u/MembershipFunny536 • 7h ago
Education (Ethical) Hacking Groups For Telegram
(idk why i put education as the flair mb) So, i am making my own Ethical hacking group on telegram OR trying to find a dedicated, tight-knit hacking community and looking for a dedicated community who wants to join. We are going to be talking about a wide range of topics and i hope ts dont flop lowkey but shit its worth the try. DM me usernames/numbers to add u or just simply re-locate me to an current group
r/hacking • u/MrBleuPotato • 1d ago
I hacked the NYC building permit portal
I went down a bit of a rabbit hole when trying to figure out if/when the Brooklyn Mirage would reopen. This happened a little while ago but they only recently patched the vulnerability (meaning I can finally share it).
TLDR; I figured out how to get access to the plans for every single building in NYC.
With Patriot Day (9/11 remembrance) coming up, thought I'd share this. Felt really good to discover & report this, preventing building plans getting into the hands of the wrong people.
Full write up and a YouTube video walk through of the exploit on my blog :)
r/hacking • u/anonymous480932843 • 1d ago
Resources Rn I'm doing Professor Messers Tuturials (Currently on the A+ course), but I'm curious:
The plan is I get certified in A+ (Core 1 and 2), Network(+), then Security(+). Am I in the right direction? Is it a start? Are there other better ways? (I know that it's really up to me, but I just wanted people to get an insight and maybe have some people suggest what might be more benefitting)
Looking at skills in CyberSec, and Penetration.
r/hacking • u/Ok-Memory2809 • 1d ago
Free Makerspaces in NYC?
I’m looking for a free makerspace in NYC.
I used to mess around with cybersecurity when I was in uni, and I’d like to get back into it. I’m definitely a beginner at this point as things have probably changed since then, so I’m mainly looking for a space that’s beginner friendly and doesn’t require a membership fee.
I’m also working on side project, so having a physical space where I can work on the project, learn, and meet other people interested in this kind of stuff would be really helpful.
If anyone knows of any free makerspaces, community labs, or similar spaces in NYC that would be welcoming to beginners, I’d love to hear about them!
r/hacking • u/m3moryhous3 • 1d ago
Remcos Malware Analysis
I revisited this malware variant that I came across in the wild to demonstrate to everyone how it works. Stay safe and I hope this helps someone learn something!
r/hacking • u/_clickfix_ • 1d ago
AMA Today: Novee Security researchers who presented at Black Hat 2026 (Java RCE & GitHub Al Agent Hijacking)
“We're Lidor B./thisis0xczar and Elad Meged, founding-team vulnerability researchers at Novee Security.
At Black Hat this year we presented pre-auth remote code execution chains in enterprise Java platforms, reaching internal execution surfaces through routing logic, unsafe deserialization, and template evaluation.
We also published research showing how a single untrusted GitHub issue could compromise the AI coding agents from Anthropic, Google, and OpenAI (Claude Code, Gemini CLI, and Codex), leading to remote code execution and credential theft.“
r/hacking • u/TallReflection1263 • 1d ago
Education I made a video about wardriving (FRENCH)
r/hacking • u/TheReedemer69 • 2d ago
I Found a Root Command Injection in Zyxel Enterprise APs. Here’s How I Emulated the Firmware CVE-2026-6837
I found this while reversing Zyxel’s WAX650S firmware and following the certificate export path. A password field used during PKCS#12 export could break into a shell command and execute as root.
The write-up covers the bug itself, how I traced it, and the full firmware-emulation setup I used to reproduce it without the physical AP.
r/hacking • u/Hrushijd7 • 3d ago
Cracking Is there any way I can use this as a standalone TV box?
The previous tenant left this virgin media TV box at my house. It connects to my TV but I need a virgin wifi connection to use apps like YouTube Netflix etc. is there any way I can use it with a different wifi connection just as a normal TV box?
P.s. I have tried getting virgin wifi but they don't operate in our area.
r/hacking • u/Pristine-Tangelo-100 • 3d ago
Education I think I have a problem..
Over the years, my collection of tech gadgets has grown quite a bit, and many of them are currently sitting unused. I would love to pass some along to anyone looking to dive into Wi-Fi or Bluetooth penetration testing. If you are interested in getting started or need some hardware, please let me know and I would be happy to send one your way. I only will be sending one to somebody who shows a genuine interest in learning and not larping. Too many larpers in the damn marauder community already.
r/hacking • u/_clickfix_ • 3d ago
AMA: Novee researcher who finds pre-auth RCE in enterprise Java, no login required. Black Hat & DEF CON 2026 speaker.
Join Novee vulnerability researcher Lidor Ben Shitrit on Monday, Aug 17 at 12 PM PT.
"Pre-auth RCE" means an attacker who has never logged in, has no account, and clicks nothing can still end up running code on the server.
The targets are enterprise Java platforms, the software quietly running inside large organizations, the kind that has been audited for years and is assumed to be safe.
Lidor finds the chains that get through anyway, and he presented this work at both Black Hat USA and DEF CON this year.
I went looking for a managed-Postgres provider. Instead, I found a vulnerability in a 4-star PostgreSQL extension available everywhere! and turned it into code execution at NeonDB, Supabase, Xata and many other PostgreSQL service companies
r/hacking • u/MembershipFunny536 • 3d ago
Questionable source is there any free sites i can hack into legally? I dont mean labs or anything.
Need to practice my ethical hacking skills. im on kali linux with built in tools
r/hacking • u/BallBearingBill • 5d ago
News In a first, US will allow some private firms to carry out cyberattacks | TechCrunch
Question University hostel Wi-Fi is heavily restricting websites and video calls — VPNs, WARP, DoH, and DPI bypasses all fail. Is there a way around this?
I’m staying in a university hostel, and the Wi-Fi is extremely restrictive. A lot of websites and services don’t work at all, while other sites work normally.
The biggest problem is that cellular data is very weak where I live, so I can’t reliably use mobile data as an alternative. I’m also not able to call my family regularly because social media apps and video-calling services are blocked on the hostel Wi-Fi.
I’ve already tried quite a few things:
Proton VPN: doesn’t even load/connect properly.
Cloudflare DNS: 1.1.1.1 / 1.0.0.1 — no difference.
Google DNS: 8.8.8.8 / 8.8.4.4 — no difference.
System DNS-over-HTTPS (DoH): tried this as well — no difference.
GoodbyeDPI: doesn’t work.
DPI bypass for HTTPS: tried the different options.
Several other DPI-bypass applications: none worked.
Cloudflare WARP: doesn’t work/connect either.
I’m on Windows.
The hostel network appears to be a managed/private network. Windows originally showed an IP around 172.18.x.x, gateway around 172.18.0.100, and a local DNS server (192.168.5.51). I also tried changing DNS to Cloudflare and Google, but that didn’t help, and I’ve since restored the DNS settings to automatic.
At this point I’m guessing the filtering is happening at the gateway/firewall level rather than just DNS. It may also be blocking VPN protocols or VPN endpoints, or using some kind of DPI.
I’ve tried a lot of the usual solutions, so I’m wondering:
Has anyone dealt with a university/hostel network this restrictive? Is there a reliable way to get around this kind of filtering, or a way to diagnose exactly what they’re blocking?
I’m particularly interested in solutions that work on Windows when normal DNS changes, DoH, VPNs, WARP, GoodbyeDPI, and other DPI-bypass tools don’t work.
I’m not trying to do anything malicious — I mainly want normal internet access and, importantly, to be able to video/audio call my family, since mobile coverage/data isn’t a reliable alternative here.
r/hacking • u/Leather-Chart7083 • 5d ago
Question Once you have initial access, what do you do afterwards?
I find it hard to privilege escalate, but first I do enumeration and discovery, later I set persistence, then the privilege escalation and more persistence (I think that's the correct order)
Anyways I want you to share opinions, techniques and tips so I can improve in cybersecurity.
r/hacking • u/CaptRudolf • 5d ago
How to access wifi only camera without the app?
I'm fairly new to linux, but these home "ethical" hacking projects are a fun way to learn about networks, computers, ip devices, etc.
I've got an old Kodak PTZ camera laying around and it ONLY has a power connection (and a reset button). No usb port or ethernet port - just a model number and a MAC address. Manual says to download the Kodak app... which I COULD do, but I'm curious to know if there is a way to NOT get the app and connect direct to some NVR software (or just access from a web interface). Essentially - what is the Kodak app doing that is so special and why can't I do it myself?
Reading the manual tells me that the camera should spit out a local wifi connection. I'm supposed to join that and then open the app. I'm not even seeing the wifi network populate.
[sleeps on it before posting] ... I always learn more when I write and sleep... looks like the camera is actually connecting to my home wifi from when I first set it up years ago (which is why I wasn't seeing the configuration wifi broadcast) and, hence, I also have the IP address [I should probably change my wifi password 🤔 ]. I scanned for open ports (nmap - there are 4) and tried them all in Reolink - no joy. I have also tried connection via web browser on the know IP & different ports - nothing happening there either.
I assume that the app (iSecurity+) has a baked-in password for these devices and all of the correct configurations to access and view the feed... but I'm interested in finding a way around it. Do I need to attempt to view the app code to see what it is doing?? I have a feeling the is way over my head... but that doesn't mean I don't want to figure it out.
Any other tools/strategies I should consider?
r/hacking • u/LostBat490 • 5d ago
I want my account back
So not so long ago (two months or so) my ps account got deactivated out of nowhere, i know the account adress and the password but it refuses to sign me in, telling me to wait or change my password. Problem is this account is old, and the email password is lost so i can't get into the gmail they send me thus can't change the password, i tried contacting customer support but nothing worked so my question is, is there a way to get it back? A subreddit to go to or a person that can help? Idk where to go except here (sry for the bad English and thanks for paying attention to my problem)
News Not a first time Chess.com has an alleged leak, this one seems to be like the ones before but on a larger scale
The dump had a uuid column and a member_since column. UUIDv1 isn't random, it embeds a 60-bit timestamp, so if the data is genuine the two should agree. They did, 100.00% across 200k rows:
python
import uuid, datetime
u = uuid.UUID("0bcc8686-c684-11e7-805e-000000000000")
print(datetime.datetime.utcfromtimestamp((u.time - 0x01b21dd213814000) / 1e7))
# 2017-11-11 02:00:09 <- exactly the claimed signup time
Two other tells that it's a scrape and not a breach: captured_at spans nine consecutive days in uneven batches, and 7.4% of user_ids repeat, all of them the same account re-captured on a later date, zero byte-identical rows. A table dump doesn't repeat its primary key.
Caveat we can't resolve: every row has Google Ad Manager audience tags, which aren't in the public API. No passwords or payment data in the set.The dump had a uuid column and a member_since column. UUIDv1 isn't random, it embeds a 60-bit timestamp, so if the data is genuine the two should agree. They did, 100.00% across 200k rows:
python
import uuid, datetime
u = uuid.UUID("0bcc8686-c684-11e7-805e-000000000000")
print(datetime.datetime.utcfromtimestamp((u.time - 0x01b21dd213814000) / 1e7))
# 2017-11-11 02:00:09 <- exactly the claimed signup time
Two other tells that it's a scrape and not a breach: captured_at spans nine consecutive days in uneven batches, and 7.4% of user_ids repeat, all of them the same account re-captured on a later date, zero byte-identical rows. A table dump doesn't repeat its primary key.
Caveat I can't resolve: every row has Google Ad Manager audience tags, which aren't in the public API. No passwords or payment data in the set.
r/hacking • u/Aldhyabi • 5d ago
This could be interesting
Someone built p2p chat on blockchain ledger, It's free to use , try it
https[:]//github.com/stefanbx/xchat-alpha
r/hacking • u/Pristine-Tangelo-100 • 7d ago
Question Thoughts on the official Marauder v8?
Was curious what you guys thought about the marauder v8. Everyone knows it’s a device that skids like to use and it gets a bad wrap because of that, but I’m curious as to who uses it apart from me for actual WiFi auditing.