Whether you’re a college student, a middle-aged networking guru or a wife and mother fasci...
Whether
you’re a college student, a middle-aged networking guru or a wife and
mother fascinated by the world of online games – everyone occasionally
comes across a situation where some form of hacking would make life a
whole lot easier.
Maybe
you’ve lost the license that came with your legitimate software
package that you paid for. Maybe you want to make a backup copy of your
favorite DVD movie, but there’s copy-protection encoded onto the disk.
Or maybe you’re just stuck on a popular online game and you want to
know if there are any hacks available to level up in the game without
the required effort.
Where You Can Go To Learn How To Hack Like a Pro
One
thing that’s obvious when you visit the websites where professional
hackers hang out – there’s so much about programming that even the most
seasoned professional programmers don’t know. Professional hackers are
an exceptional, amazing and terrible breed of individuals all packaged
into one. While I write this, I realize that I am also describing over
half of our readership – you know who you are! These folks take
programming to an extreme that’s simply astounding when you see it in
action.
let’s get on with the list of top sites where you can learn how to hack.
#1 – CyberXtreme: Hacking and Warez
CyberXtreme is
an impressive forum with a significant hacking section, but also
entire sections on technology, graphics and even a tech support area.
Here you’ll find cracks, secret codes, free download packages (some
containing cracked software which may be illegal to download in your
area, so be careful). The forum is very protective of its content, so
you’ll have to register with a valid email address before you can even
get a glimpse of the content that’s on the forums.
The
hacking section is very detailed and, as shown above, includes not
only free tools and software exploits, but if you want to learn some
coding tricks from the resident hacking gurus, just enter the “Coding
& Programming” forum and you’ll get your fill. Before long you’ll
be writing up your own customized hacking tools!
#2 – EvilZone Hacking Forums
While the name, EvilZone,
isn’t exactly the most inviting – it is easily one of the largest
forum communities that you’ll find on the subject of hacking. With over
6,500 members and over 100,000 posts (and counting), this community
likely has the skills and knowledge to answer any programming question
you could possibly have. Just be careful about coming across as a
“noob” – these guys don’t handle newcomers with kid gloves, so be
careful.
You’d
definitely be best off working through the programming and
encyclopedia sections first, where you’ll find projects, tutorials and a
lot more that will help you become educated and well-versed in hacking
techniques and terminology.
#3 – Hack a Day
While
I certainly don’t want to offer a nod to any blogs that may be
considered competition, you really have to give credit where credit is
due when it comes to a particular niche like hacking – and Hack a Day definitely
offers an amazing library of information for anyone looking for
specific categories like cellphones, GPS or digital cameras. You’ll find
all hacks organized by category in the right column.
More
than any other site, this particular “hacking” site is very much
hardware based, and they redefine the meaning of the word hacking by
literally hacking up electronic devices like a Gameboy or a digital
camera and completely modifying it. Of course you’ll still find the
occasional software hack, such as how to remove the Blackberry download
limit.
While
I personally don’t find the articles themselves very detailed (as an
EE, I like schematics and elaborate descriptions) – but the site makes
up for it with video demonstrations throughout.
#4 – Hack In The Box
If any site could be classified as the most comprehensive site to learn how to hack, this would be it. Hack In The Box is
more about security and ethical hacking than anything else – and
that’s more than obvious reviewing the classes and conferences listed
on the main page.
The
manage page is an informational portal that includes information from
all other areas, including recent forum posts, conference updates,
E-zine and news articles and a lot more. To be honest, there’s so much
information stuffed on the main page that it’s almost overwhelming.
There’s
a lot of material available, but if you’ve so interested in learning
how to hack that you wouldn’t mind paying to attend a class or a
conference – then this is the place to do it.
#5 – Hack This Site!
As always, saving the best for last – I’d like to introduce Hack This Site! This
website is one of the coolest, free programmer training sites where
you can learn how to hack accepting one of the challenges.
The
site designers offer various “missions,” where you need to figure out
the vulnerability of a site and then attempt to use your new-found
hacking skills (you’ve carefully studied all of the articles on the
site, right?) to hack the web page. Missions include Basic, Realistic,
Application, Programming and many others.
If
you’re able to figure out how to properly hack any of the most
difficult missions on this site, then you’ve definitely earned the title
of professional hacker.
Have
you ever tried any of the tips offered at any of these websites and do
they work? Do you have any good resources of your own for readers to
learn how to hack like the pros? Share your insight in the comments
section below.
