How do people hack things?

Question

Do they directly edit the code for a website? Where do they download viruses at? (I dont want to hack)

Answer 1

Most of the time secretly

Answer 2

@Mr Programmer Not possible? Or won't work on any real website? 😜

Take for example this website:
http://www.elephant.se/search.php?open=Home%20-%20Start

Type ' in any text box and hit enter. It would be vulnerable.

Answer 3

Download viruses? You mean make them? Orrr.

You can edit code from any website just by using either firebug or right clicking and clicking inspect element. That won't change anything on the actual website, just your page.
Can be fun to mess around with it though, show your friends the horrible things the school website says! xD.

Anywho, people can hack things in various ways, doing various things. This is a pretty broad question, so I respond with a pretty broad answer. If a website has a vulnerability it can be exploited.
For example,
let's say your website connects to some database server by taking the input in a text box as the "username", which will check if the user has already been signed up. Lets say the website uses this input within an SQL statement directly. Then the hacker could, instead of inputting a username, input an SQL command that would run against the database. This is called 'SQL injection'.

sooo yea. there's ways of doing stufffff with thingsss.

Answer 4

Ah. Sorry lots of people ask how to hack here for some reason.

Cyber security is hacking with opposite intentions 😜. Gl with the class though.

Answer 5

It's good that you are using it for a good reason, but some people on here want to hack instagram to get more followers lol.

Answer 6

they build there own virus as antivirus got updated so they can detect older virus.

for hacking :
the have to hack ftp to modify website.
or ddos attack to stop website

Answer 7

SQL is a language used for databases and saving abundant files of information for websites.

Answer 8

sql injection is now not possible.

Answer 9

yes it will not work

Answer 10

What is SQL?

Answer 11

No I have no intent on hacking. The only reason I want to know is because I will be applying for a cybersecurity class.

Answer 12

Thanks

Answer 13

I think phishing is easiest way if you want to hack a password. Sometimes fake google doc pages also work.

Answer 14

SQL is a programming language used for managing databases