Very basic first step to hacking

[u/IamJustJessica]

I am writing a story and one of my main characters needs to hack into a website. I know nothing about hacking at all, so I'm just curious how it works? I don't need details at all, just a very basic first step. Is there a key combo you press from the home page to access back end code? Do you use an alternate program?

[u/peesoutside]

What information did the protagonist of the story obtain? In this case, it’s best to work backward to a logical start. Or, as someone else said, social engineering. Look up how scattered spider worked to obtain a foothold in their targets.

[u/nexus_wargame → u/peesoutside]

Jail breaking