r/blackhat is a subreddit with 113k members. The most common kinds of discussions are news and solution requests, and the community frequently discusses security, hacking, cybersecurity, infostealers, and vulnerability, and they frequently recommend/review antivirus recommendations.
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Popular Themes in r/blackhat
#1
News
: "A Hacker Group Is Poisoning Open Source Code at an Unprecedented Scale"
11 posts
#2
Solution Requests
: "evilwaf is new powerfull and advanced firewalls bypass tool 2025 for offensive security"
9 posts
#3
Advice Requests
: "Bug Bounty Tutorial"
8 posts
#4
Opportunities
: "New high rez face OSINT is breaking anonymity. How are you guys adapting your OpSec?"
3 posts
#5
Ideas
: "Pick Your Payload - What Open-source Security Hardware Should we Build Next?"
1 post
#6
Money Talk
: "Lovely "4TB" backup HDD"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/blackhat
#1
Security
: "evilwaf is new powerfull and advanced firewalls bypass tool 2025 for offensive Security"
63 posts
#2
Hacking
: "A Possible US Government iPhone-Hacking Toolkit Is Now in the Hands of Foreign Spies and Criminals"
33 posts
#3
Cybersecurity
: "Cybersecurity Training Platforms"
25 posts
#4
Infostealers
: "Infostealers are being used to create legitimate samples resembling a full blown data breach, resulting in a PR nightmare for companies"
22 posts
#5
Vulnerability
: "NVIDIA AI Vulnerability: Deep Dive into CVE 2024-0132"
12 posts
#6
Ransomware
: "Jaguar Land Rover Breached by HELLCAT Ransomware Group Using Its Infostealer Playbook—Then a Second Hacker Strikes"
12 posts
#7
Hackers
: "We are Hackers, researchers, and cloud security experts at Wiz, Ask Us Anything!"
12 posts
#8
Malware
: "Newly Deciphered Sabotage Malware May Have Targeted Iran’s Nuclear Program—and Predates Stuxnet"
11 posts
#9
Infostealer
: "AI Agents’ Most Downloaded Skill Is Discovered to Be an Infostealer"
10 posts
#10
Data
: "Samsung Tickets Data Leak: Infostealers Strike Again in Massive Free Dump"
9 posts
Products Discussed in r/blackhat
Antivirus Recommendations
1 review
#1
ESET
4.0★ from 1 review
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Last updated: June 18, 2026