Methodology for hacking :-

1) Get the IP address of the person (obviously).



2) Do a complete port scan using nmap.



3) Find out the services associated with the ports.



4) Research for exploits on secunia or milkw0rm or h4ck-y0u.org (my site). Well my first place would be IRC. If you are really serious about hacking/cracking, then come to my IRC Network ( irc.nitrousirc.net ) and join #h4cky0u and you can request for help there. My nickname in IRC is "Jet_Blazer".



This is the key point. Research. As they say, "where to find information" is more important these days. I just named a few sites but in time, you will gain general experience and know how to find information. Hanging out in IRCs (not just my network) is a great way to start. You will develop useful contacts which is very important and I usually get most of my information from my friends and its much quicker and fun to hack in a team Smile


5) Research for possible software to use your exploit depending on your research. For example, if you found out that the service has a code injection exploit, then either develop your own shellcode payload or use something from an existing one like from the Metasploit Framework? In rare cases, you will be forced to develop your own software.