Frequently asked questions

Blackfiles Academy is a cybersecurity academy dedicated to learning from experts in the field. We train you to acquire the skills necessary to take on any offensive security certification.

Blackfiles Academy is powered by the entire Blackfiles team — known on YouTube to 400,000+ subscribers for chronicling the greatest hackers in history and their hacks. The team also includes experts in both offensive and defensive cybersecurity.

You can consult our Terms and Conditions of use here: Terms and Conditions.

Four complete courses are live today — Introduction to Linux, Linux Personalization, Introduction to Hacking, and Offensive Python — with more shipping regularly. New courses (Web Hacking and Active Directory Hacking are next) unlock free while your membership is active.

Our courses are designed to provide extensive, detailed material so we can cover topics in depth. Although some are labeled "introductory," don't be fooled — they present challenges that can test even experienced users. Every course starts from scratch, and the learning curve increases lesson by lesson, ensuring gradual, solid learning that challenges and strengthens each student's skills.

Each course has recorded lectures available in a public index. To advance, you complete a lecture to unlock the next, ensuring linear learning. Courses include quizzes in various formats, requiring 70% correct answers to move on. Lectures also offer supplementary material to delve deeper into the topics covered.

Our certificates verify that you've completed a Blackfiles Academy course and passed its practical assessments. They demonstrate real, hands-on competence to employers and clients. They are issued by Blackfiles Academy and are not a substitute for third-party certification exams (such as eWPT or BSCP) — but our courses are built to prepare you for exactly those.

Yes — upon completing a course you'll receive a final certificate. It's essential that you pass all the tests and achieve the required grade on the final exam.

We work daily to develop new courses for the academy. While we don't set exact dates, we assure our members that we're constantly working to introduce new content as soon as possible — and it's included free with an active membership.

Yes. When you purchase a membership — monthly, quarterly, or annual — you gain access to all courses available at the academy during the contracted period.

No. Access is governed by the duration of the membership you purchase. Once that period ends, access to the content is lost. We do not offer courses with lifetime access for a one-time fee.

Yes. Even if your membership expires, if you decide to subscribe again in the future your progress is saved, so you can pick up right where you left off.

Yes. Blackfiles Academy subscriptions automatically renew at the end of each subscription period.

We accept all major credit and debit cards through our secure checkout. Access is granted the moment your payment is confirmed.

Payments are processed immediately. After payment, you gain instant access to your membership and course content.

Payments are non-refundable. We do not provide refunds or credits for partial subscription periods or unused content.

Yes, we issue invoices. If you require one, please contact us and provide all the necessary tax information.

Email us at [email protected] for payment issues, invoices, or any other questions. Members also get 24/7 community support inside the academy.