"No - I will not hack in your boyfriend/girlfriend's Facebook or Phone for you"

I'm not a blackhat hacker, but I do love hacking for fun! (legally)

I compete in online and real-world hacking competitions. These are often called "CTFs" (Capture the Flag) competitions, or Wargames / Hack the Box challenges.

These challenges are a great way to expand my IT skills, and it really doesn't feel like work or studying when it's fun.

Hacking challenges can involve anything from breaking into websites, servers, cracking passwords, steganography (inserting or finding hidden messages inside photos), reverse engineering - to taking over IoT devices and social engineering.

I'm by no means an expert but I've won a competition or two.