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?
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- 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.
