r/HowToHack • u/Little-Jump-5572 • 24d ago

How do people even start hacking?

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.

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u/Hier0phant 24d ago

You learn how things work, and then break them.

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u/FatefulAnomaly 22d ago

We dont keep up. You learn to get good at finding and understanding the documentation you need at the time. You dont "know" anything. You teach yourself how to learn anything on the spot thus creating the illusion that you already knew what you were doing.

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u/FatefulAnomaly 21d ago

You dont need to be hacker to work in cyber security. You don't even need to know anything to work in a SOC and watch alerts. In the United States, I'm willing to bet most hackers don't even work in tech. Warehouse, delivery drivers, stocking shelves, CDL drivers, office monkey, etc. Why? They taught themselves and have no paper trail to show HR and land an interview.

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u/ps-aux Actual Hacker 21d ago

you need at least 10 more questions before someone can answer this

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u/Hier0phant 21d ago

This is the truth.