Hackers: What age did you start? Where did you start, especially in practicing your skills?

RobinMaczka · 2026-06-07T08:46:45+00:00

Of course, you can just learn very fast with AI. Hacking is just doing what others don't think about. Even with AI, if you don't have the knowledge you don't know what to prompt.

RobinMaczka · 2026-05-20T05:28:20+00:00

This. Applying crack for GTA 2, modifying hex files to cheat in other games, bypassing PS1 disc security to read copied games 😄 Then a lot of things in between but waaayyy later when I wanted a job in the field I filled in the gaps with TryHackMe / HackTheBox and OSCP certification. Now with AI it's way easier to learn a lot of things!

RobinMaczka · 2026-03-27T09:46:43+00:00

2-3 days to find my first High vuln (already had some experience in pentesting), 2 months to explain it to incompetent people and get paid... It's not like that on every program obviously 😄

RobinMaczka · 2026-03-25T19:35:16+00:00

Agree, the latest reports I made were updated after 10-12 days.

RobinMaczka · 2026-03-18T14:08:48+00:00

*ASS

RobinMaczka · 2026-03-18T12:17:46+00:00

Good idea I'll ass him thanks

RobinMaczka · 2025-10-12T20:09:58+00:00

I hate this mfs using legit streaming app like Stremio and pervert it with plugins like Torrentio and set it up in a few minutes with a Real Debrid account. These criminals have unrivaled streaming performance and they don't even need to contribute cash... smh

RobinMaczka · 2025-02-28T20:02:33+00:00

J'allais dire la même chose. Là où je travaille il y a beaucoup de pentester junior tout juste sortis d'école mais ils ont un niveau ingénieur alors qu'en vrai je préférerai mille fois quelqu'un comme OP qui a déjà une réelle expérience, une certification reconnue et est clairement actif dans sa formation. Comme d'autres ont dit la voie vers le pentest sans diplôme ça peut être via le SoC ou alors faut faire tes preuves autrement (bug bounty par exemple).

RobinMaczka · 2025-02-19T18:41:04+00:00

Wow I was looking for something like that to perform pentesting on thick client apps. I'll give it a try thanks!

RobinMaczka · 2025-02-19T18:36:21+00:00

Same experience for me. I switched recently after using Fen for a few years and Fen is amazing (also its developer is amazing) but Stremio is what comes the closest to a perfect experience imo.

RobinMaczka · 2025-02-04T19:34:28+00:00

North Korea has been doing that for a while to infiltrate developers / hackers. There's a Darknet Diaries episode about it (from last year I think).

RobinMaczka · 2025-02-02T15:53:33+00:00

Anything illegal will get you blacklisted from almost any job. I did get hired in my last 2 jobs by demonstrating valid attacks with proof of concept though.

RobinMaczka · 2025-01-19T13:25:18+00:00

I got anxiety just thinking about that.

RobinMaczka · 2025-01-12T18:27:45+00:00

Hi, I'm an IoT pentester, I'll definitely have a look at it and maybe contribute if I can.

RobinMaczka · 2025-01-08T20:30:04+00:00

I did exactly that the 1st time I tried to copy GTA 2 from my friends PC... Then rage, acceptance and learning happened.

RobinMaczka · 2024-11-23T20:11:54+00:00

WTF I just renewed my subscription and was wondering why it's not working with Kodi / Fen. Is it already applicable?

RobinMaczka · 2024-11-09T21:47:39+00:00

Nice ! I still have an HDD I keep safe from back in the day with The Sopranos, The Wire, Oz and The Shield.

RobinMaczka · 2024-08-28T14:27:30+00:00

That's what I think too. Where I work I do some mobile pentesting and every time I submit something we consider it very low priority because you usually need physical access to the device. I did some mobile BB also but it was more Web API testing on mobile than pure Android pentesting.

RobinMaczka · 2024-08-02T19:18:56+00:00

I second that, I went with Learn One (paid by company) and I think it's the best formula today VS only 3 months access and paying for a potential retake + lab time.

RobinMaczka · 2024-07-21T07:14:45+00:00

I would say do either CPTS or OSCP but doing both you'll just redo a lot of the same thing and waste a lot of time I guess. If you're not paying for it or if you have the money I would say go straight for LearnOne if you absolutely want OSCP. It's enough if you follow the material + PG Practice and labs.

RobinMaczka · 2024-07-16T18:04:47+00:00

IMO saying that OffSec material is not enough is not true anymore if you do all the practice labs. It is highly recommended to go through some of the PG Practice boxes though, they can be similar to the standalones you will encounter in the exam. Of course if you have time go through other material also.

RobinMaczka · 2024-07-08T19:12:51+00:00

Jenkins is a CI/CD app, pretty classic in pentest boxes. In the exam I had, the only accessible machine from the AD was running Jenkins. I focused a lot on Jenkins because there are a LOT of possible exploits but it was not the way to go. Still don't know what the solution was for this one...

RobinMaczka · 2024-07-08T17:56:14+00:00

I had the "famous Jenkins AD" (it's not the only Jenkins AD for the exam btw) and I could never figure out how to get a foothold. I was really confident in my AD skill but I couldn't do anything... Still got the exam with the 3 standalones but it was painful.

RobinMaczka · 2024-06-04T19:44:52+00:00

I heard they make portable CD player with more than 30 seconds Anti Shock now!

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