How HackerDNA works

Learn to hack. Climb the ranks.

Sign up free and start hacking right in your browser. Everything you do earns XP - and XP moves you up.

You start at Rookie
Every single day

One hack a day. Keep the streak alive.

A fresh bite-size challenge every day - no machine to spin up, just a few minutes. Solve it, earn XP, and keep your streak alive.

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Three simple steps

Zero to hacker, step by step.

No experience needed. This is the whole platform in three moves.

01

Learn

Start with short, tap-through lessons and easy-to-read courses. One idea at a time, in plain English - even if you have never touched security.

Start a lesson
02

Hack

Break into real, deliberately weak machines right in your browser. Find the hidden flags and submit them. Stuck? An AI coach nudges you to the next step.

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03

Climb

Every lesson, flag, and chapter earns XP. XP moves you up eight ranks - from Rookie to Legend - and onto the global, country, and monthly leaderboards.

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The ranks

Eight ranks. One way up.

Cross an XP threshold and you rank up. Everyone starts at Rookie.

  1. Rookie 0 XP
  2. Apprentice 100 XP
  3. Junior 598 XP
  4. Senior 2,092 XP
  5. Expert 4,583 XP
  6. Master 8,070 XP
  7. Grandmaster 12,554 XP
  8. ✦ Legend ✦ 18,034 XP

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