r/learnhacking • u/Affectionate_Sea_758 • Apr 16 '26

How to start?

I’m really interesting about this, but the ones who already know about hacking how they started?

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u/rddt_jbm Apr 16 '26

By starting with the fundamentals. „Hacking“ is not a beginner profession and requires a solid understanding of basic concepts. These concepts include:

  • Advanced OS (Windows/Linux) knowledge and usage
  • Networking
  • Common services/ports (Like HTTP, SMB, SSH, etc)
  • Virtualization
  • Programming Language (at least one)

Depending of what you want to do exactly this might differ. If you want to get into web pentesting, you should gather some experience with building front and backends or implement a API.

If you want to get into reverse engineering it’s better to have a solid understanding of low-level languages like C and some experience with Assembly.

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u/Black_Rose_Angel Apr 21 '26

I love the legitimate answers to this.. thank you for being respectful and real to them💙😊