[Alan Turing]

It's been so long I don't remember, sorry.

It's okay m8. You've probably been into it for 5+ years for sure.

[3SidedSquare]

What drove you to the technical side?

Video games. In particular, runescape.

Why did you continue doing it, and why haven't you stopped?

To keep off the boredom, and procrastinate from school work.

How long did you spend your time getting to the skill level you're at right now?

5 years - ish, on and off. Never really stop learning though.

Do you see yourself doing this as a career if not already, and do you see yourself doing it for a majority of your life?

I don't think I could do it as a career, I like it to much to do it for a job and hate it.

If someone told you that they wanted to start hacking, what would you tell them?

Don't spend too much time playing with other people's toys.

I always wish I spent less time (2 years) in the skid phase.

[Snack]

I got started when I used to edit hex codes for socom on psp and it went from there.

[Tyson_08]

I got interested only for the fun in it. To explore the possibilities and to know what exactly a hacker is rather than remain a novice afraid of being hacked.
I have knowledge and experience and continue going ahead with the learning part, but I never used my knowledge for personal benefits or luxury...

[Reiko]

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It's okay m8. You've probably been into it for 5+ years for sure.

It'd have to be seven or eight now... I started young.
I'll try to recollect what got me into this stuff but it's fuzzy.

What drove you to the technical side?
Originally I was a poor gamer, so I was all about system optimization. This is what got me into tech stuff in general.


Why did you continue doing it, and why haven't you stopped?
It was entertaining and I learned something new everyday. Eventually I went to the darker side of things, somehow entirely skipping the HackForums phase (that would come later, when Zeekill and I decided to troll them... such a shame Zeekill turned into a bad guy.)

How long did you spend your time getting to the skill level you're at right now?
Seven or eight years.

Do you see yourself doing this as a career if not already, and do you see yourself doing it for a majority of your life?
Absolutely. I've already had a few "jobs" relating to security. I worked with Avante Hosting for a while, doing a few different things for them.

If someone told you that they wanted to start hacking, what would you tell them?
If I hear that one more fucking time I'll punch your face until your face comes out the other end of your face. You don't "start hacking". You start learning and hack later.
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[Contingency]

What drove you to the technical side?
The ability to manipulate, change and control something is awesome.

Why did you continue doing it, and why haven't you stopped?
It's like a puzzle, I'm addicted to figuring out puzzles, I can't help myself but want to do it. For social engineering i enjoy the buzz of getting away with it.

How long did you spend your time getting to the skill level you're at right now?
At social engineering I would say a couple of years, as a programmer I haven't been programming in non-web languages for very long and as for being a hacker, well I have no skills in that sense.

Do you see yourself doing this as a career if not already, and do you see yourself doing it for a majority of your life?
I would love to do this for the rest of my life but I would not do it for a career, it wouldn't feel the same.

If someone told you that they wanted to start hacking, what would you tell them?
Learn to program first.

[Alan Turing]

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It'd have to be seven or eight now... I started young.
I'll try to recollect what got me into this stuff but it's fuzzy.

What drove you to the technical side?
Originally I was a poor gamer, so I was all about system optimization. This is what got me into tech stuff in general.


Why did you continue doing it, and why haven't you stopped?
It was entertaining and I learned something new everyday. Eventually I went to the darker side of things, somehow entirely skipping the HackForums phase (that would come later, when Zeekill and I decided to troll them... such a shame Zeekill turned into a bad guy.)

How long did you spend your time getting to the skill level you're at right now?
Seven or eight years.

Do you see yourself doing this as a career if not already, and do you see yourself doing it for a majority of your life?
Absolutely. I've already had a few "jobs" relating to security. I worked with Avante Hosting for a while, doing a few different things for them.

If someone told you that they wanted to start hacking, what would you tell them?
If I hear that one more fucking time I'll punch your face until your face comes out the other end of your face. You don't "start hacking". You start learning and hack later.
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What do you mean when Zeekill turned into a bad guy?

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What drove you to the technical side?
The ability to manipulate, change and control something is awesome.

Why did you continue doing it, and why haven't you stopped?
It's like a puzzle, I'm addicted to figuring out puzzles, I can't help myself but want to do it. For social engineering i enjoy the buzz of getting away with it.

How long did you spend your time getting to the skill level you're at right now?
At social engineering I would say a couple of years, as a programmer I haven't been programming in non-web languages for very long and as for being a hacker, well I have no skills in that sense.

Do you see yourself doing this as a career if not already, and do you see yourself doing it for a majority of your life?
I would love to do this for the rest of my life but I would not do it for a career, it wouldn't feel the same.

If someone told you that they wanted to start hacking, what would you tell them?
Learn to program first.

Nice responses, thanks a lot for the reply.

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It'd have to be seven or eight now... I started young.
I'll try to recollect what got me into this stuff but it's fuzzy.

What drove you to the technical side?
Originally I was a poor gamer, so I was all about system optimization. This is what got me into tech stuff in general.


Why did you continue doing it, and why haven't you stopped?
It was entertaining and I learned something new everyday. Eventually I went to the darker side of things, somehow entirely skipping the HackForums phase (that would come later, when Zeekill and I decided to troll them... such a shame Zeekill turned into a bad guy.)

How long did you spend your time getting to the skill level you're at right now?
Seven or eight years.

Do you see yourself doing this as a career if not already, and do you see yourself doing it for a majority of your life?
Absolutely. I've already had a few "jobs" relating to security. I worked with Avante Hosting for a while, doing a few different things for them.

If someone told you that they wanted to start hacking, what would you tell them?
If I hear that one more fucking time I'll punch your face until your face comes out the other end of your face. You don't "start hacking". You start learning and hack later.
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Oh, didn't even realize this was you Starfall lool

[IncubusSoftware]

Q: What drove you to the technical side?

A: Well, I got hacked when I was 12. Wanted to learn all about it, so I started doing all that stuff from the day after it happened.

Q: Why did you continue doing it, and why haven't you stopped?

I don't know. Something just drives me to take control of everything. I am a control freak when it comes to technology.

Q: How long did you spend your time getting to the skill level you're at right now?

I was hacking when I was 13. Back then I was a script kiddie. Some of you may still recognize me as one now. But If I am still a script kiddie, then I'm trying my best to get out of the habit and start actually hacking. Not just RATing.

Q: Do you see yourself doing this as a career if not already, and do you see yourself doing it for a majority of your life?

Yes, I plan to go to a technical institute for computer programming. I've already learned VB.Net, now I want to learn a different language. Perhaps C# or Delphi.

Q: If someone told you that they wanted to start hacking, what would you tell them?

Don't be a skid, and try to learn from the best.

-Zanadu, Incubus Software CEO.

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I've been hacking for 5 years, but it's an "on and off" thing. I hack, then take a couple months off, then come back. I don't get it.

[superMAUS]

What do you mean when Zeekill turned into a bad guy?

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Nice responses, thanks a lot for the reply.

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Oh, didn't even realize this was you Starfall lool

Zeekill is very blackhat, he likes to swat people and he is a carder.

What drove you to the technical side?
Started programming at age [censored] after I found an old palmtop computer with a compiler pre installed. Did some research and started programming by my self.

Why did you continue doing it, and why haven't you stopped?
Its fun.

How long did you spend your time getting to the skill level you're at right now?
[censored] years.

Do you see yourself doing this as a career if not already, and do you see yourself doing it for a majority of your life?
Yes.

If someone told you that they wanted to start hacking, what would you tell them?
To join anonymous.

[Fluxify]

To be honest, I don't remember.