Can I become a professional hacker just by self studying from online sources and books , or i need to go to college to be one ??

Question

Actually I want to be a hacker , not to get any job , I have a fascinating interest in hacking but I don't have any intension to get a job related to hacking , I just want to be one just to explore the internet and so on , I don't want to learn hacking to get a job , it's that I want to be one just for myself . Hope someone understand what I want to convey 😞😞

Answer 1

this thread will help you get started

https://www.sololearn.com/discuss/563537/?ref=app

Answer 2

It takes years of practice and dedication, its not only programming that you need to know, play around with networking and system architecture, learn about different Web services/protocols and how to setup a Web server or application before you learn how to exploit one. You can't just hack things without knowing how they're made first. People learn HTML and think they can hack the world.

For starters learn Ruby and python, they're the prime languages for writing exploits.
Then install kali Linux and play around with the metasploit scripts to see how they work.

As a bonus I recommend you learn how Databases work and are structured. Best way is to run an apache server and make a local Database. Then learn before you learn how to hack it learn how to secure it, that will give you a preview of how the security works so you'll know how to get around it.

If you need any help contact me at [e-mail] I run an exploit blog and run a software company that is currently making mining software.
Best of luck!