Question for the c/tech crowd:

Are there any good hacking challenge websites still out there?

I know a few went away, a few went corporate, and I only found one to still exist as is. I'm looking for more as I want relearn some skills and get more advanced on other skills.

Help a brother out?

  • qocu
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    2 months ago
    • HackMyVM. It is based on virtual machines. A very good option in case you don't have a good internet connection. Read their manifesto.
    • Wargames (overthewire.org). They are not based on web challenges, but primarily on tasks to improve your skills in GNU/Linux (the easier challenges) and in reverse engineering or privilege escalation (the more difficult ones).
    • crackmes.one. Reverse engineering challenges.
    • https://ringzer0ctf.com/challenges. A wide variety of challenges, from programming and cryptography to malware analysis, forensics, etc.
    • https://www.wechall.net/challs. Many challenges focused on hypothetical situations. Very fun.
    • Edit: I forgot this one: https://www.hackthissite.org/. A platform developed by anarcho-communist hacker Jeremy Hammond. It has several programming challenges and real-life scenarios.

    I don't recommend HackTheBox or these mainstream platforms because they are paid (with very few challenges or free virtual machines). The person who pays is the one who learns. I hate that so much. No one should pay to learn, knowledge is online and libre.

    Happy hacking, comrade.

    • OptimusSubprime [he/him, they/them]
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      2 months ago

      I don't recommend HackTheBox

      Yeah, that was one of the sites that went corporate. Seems worse than I thought.

      Thank you for the info, comrade!

      Edit: grammar, added thoughts.