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What got you hooked on computers? Specifically hacking. - Peers - May 15, 2026
I never had a computer growing up but really wanted one. I was stuck with my Xbox 360 and with the help of a family member, showed me how to mod my own console, then played Black Ops 1 with modded loadouts and a fancy gamertag loll
RE: What got you hooked on computers? Specifically hacking. - Deany - May 15, 2026
I just prefer it to resell stuff over a damn phone these days.
RE: What got you hooked on computers? Specifically hacking. - Mercury - May 15, 2026
My father worked in IT for many years so that was my introduction. What really did it for me though was seeing a custom gaming rig for the first time. That was a long time ago and I don't do much gaming these days but seeing someone turn a computer into a work of art really intrigued me.
RE: What got you hooked on computers? Specifically hacking. - hunk05 - Jun 4, 2026
i originally got a pc at 13 to play battlefield 3, been on computers ever since but didnt get into cybersec until like 7 years later
RE: What got you hooked on computers? Specifically hacking. - Peers - Aug 20, 2026
(Jun 4, 2026 11:12 PM)hunk05 Wrote: i originally got a pc at 13 to play battlefield 3, been on computers ever since but didnt get into cybersec until like 7 years later
Dude battlefield 3 was fkn awesome
RE: What got you hooked on computers? Specifically hacking. - kommer2016 - Aug 22, 2026
(May 15, 2026 08:31 AM)Peers Wrote: I never had a computer growing up but really wanted one. I was stuck with my Xbox 360 and with the help of a family member, showed me how to mod my own console, then played Black Ops 1 with modded loadouts and a fancy gamertag loll
Playing video games. Now I’m a freaking millionaire thanks to hacking.
RE: What got you hooked on computers? Specifically hacking. - Peers - Aug 23, 2026
(Aug 22, 2026 11:22 AM)kommer2016 Wrote: Playing video games. Now I’m a freaking millionaire thanks to hacking.
Packrunner shii
RE: What got you hooked on computers? Specifically hacking. - Terry A. Davis - Aug 24, 2026
Not sure if it's still in my post history - but last year of high school I was a delinquent and got in some massive heat with the administration, been hooked since.
RE: What got you hooked on computers? Specifically hacking. - psycheuser - Aug 24, 2026
modding games was definitely the gateway for a lot of people. started with console tweaks for me too and then i wanted to learn how the networking behind it actually worked.
RE: What got you hooked on computers? Specifically hacking. - Peers - Aug 24, 2026
(Aug 24, 2026 02:03 AM)Terry A. Davis Wrote: Not sure if it's still in my post history - but last year of high school I was a delinquent and got in some massive heat with the administration, been hooked since.
That's awesome man lmaoo
(Aug 24, 2026 06:01 PM)psycheuser Wrote: modding games was definitely the gateway for a lot of people. started with console tweaks for me too and then i wanted to learn how the networking behind it actually worked.
Hell yeah brother
RE: What got you hooked on computers? Specifically hacking. - THENFO - Aug 27, 2026
Okey brother, what typical firmware coordinates that way tho?
RE: What got you hooked on computers? Specifically hacking. - arleynel - Aug 28, 2026
i got into hacking stuff around 2009ish after someone got me with some malware lol. funny enough the guy was pretty chill and ended up showing me a bunch of hacking tools and stuff, and that’s kinda what got me interested in it
RE: What got you hooked on computers? Specifically hacking. - Peers - Aug 31, 2026
(Aug 28, 2026 07:04 PM)arleynel Wrote: i got into hacking stuff around 2009ish after someone got me with some malware lol. funny enough the guy was pretty chill and ended up showing me a bunch of hacking tools and stuff, and that’s kinda what got me interested in it
He blessed you up loll
RE: What got you hooked on computers? Specifically hacking. - CyberXero - Aug 31, 2026
it was gaming that drew me to computers, but specifics with hacking was cheat engine was my first experience towards hacking
RE: What got you hooked on computers? Specifically hacking. - kommer2016 - Sep 2, 2026
(May 15, 2026 08:31 AM)Peers Wrote: I never had a computer growing up but really wanted one. I was stuck with my Xbox 360 and with the help of a family member, showed me how to mod my own console, then played Black Ops 1 with modded loadouts and a fancy gamertag loll
You should’ve sold that console and grabbed a desktop, bro. Or just picked up some cheap rig off Craigslist. Debian Linux can run on like 512 MB of RAM, and you could even boot certain distros on a bargain-bin Raspberry Pi. All you needed was a keyboard and boom you’d be running Linux. Quit blaming your parents; you played a part too.