How to learn hacking

Post by ndirish1842 » Sat, Dec 10, 2016, 10:21 PM UTC

EugeneOZ wrote: post #6

step 0: google "wordpress exploit" or "windows exploit framework". step 1: figure out how to run it step 10: deface some useless site or get access to computer of your friend. step 11: buy t-shirt with words "haxx00r" or "the matrix green failing letters".

Post by vog » Sat, Dec 10, 2016, 11:46 PM UTC

kdbg wrote: post #28

vog wrote: post #3

I find it deeply disappointing that this totally skips some very important parts, namely attitude, motivation and ethics. (Except for so-called "Ethical Hacking". On the other hand, what should one expect from the blog of a security company?) I recommend the all-time classic "How To Become A Hacker" by Eric S. Raymond: http://www.catb.org/esr/faqs/hacker-howto.html

Except all this has in common with the original post is the word 'hack'. Actually what you've posted is quite clearly against what the original post is about. > There is another group of people who loudly call themselves hackers, but aren't. These are people (mainly adolescent males) who get a kick out of breaking into computers and phreaking the phone system. Real hackers call these people ‘crackers’ and want nothin…

Post by kdbg » Sun, Dec 11, 2016, 7:46 AM UTC

vog wrote: post #43

kdbg wrote: post #28

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Except all this has in common with the original post is the word 'hack'. Actually what you've posted is quite clearly against what the original post is about. > There is another group of people who loudly call themselves hackers, but aren't. These are people (mainly adolescent males) who get a kick out of breaking into computers and phreaking the phone system. Real hackers call these people ‘crackers’ and want nothin…

I suspect this is a cultural thing. Here in Germany, most journalists and writers use the term "hacker" for both, the constructive and destructive parts. For example, the Chaos Communication Congress is described by media as "hacker congress" even though it has a wide scope where presentations about breaking into systems are just a minor part of it.