r/blackhat is a subreddit with 116k members. The most common kinds of discussions are solution requests and news, and the community frequently discusses security, hack, hacking, infostealer, and looking for, and they frequently recommend/review antivirus recommendations.
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Popular Themes in r/blackhat
#1
Solution Requests
: "UnMapper: a tool that crawls a target, finds its sourcemaps, and reconstructs the original source tree"
7 posts
#2
News
: "A Hacker Group Is Poisoning Open Source Code at an Unprecedented Scale"
5 posts
#3
Advice Requests
: "Help with scammers"
4 posts
#4
Opportunities
: "Inquiry about the eligibility of a startup technology project to apply — TID Project"
1 post
#5
Self-Promotion
: "I productized my server security audits, fixed scope, written report, no calls"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/blackhat
#1
Security
: "I built a free tool that checks small business websites for Security gaps — sharing what I'm actually finding"
13 posts
#2
Hack
11 posts
#3
Hacking
: "A Hacker Group Is Poisoning Open Source Code at an Unprecedented Scale"
10 posts
#4
Infostealer
7 posts
#5
Looking For
6 posts
#6
Cybersecurity
: "The Offensive & Defensive Cybersecurity Playbook"
6 posts
#7
Ransomware
: "Foxconn Ransomware Attack Shows Nothing Is Safe Forever"
5 posts
#8
Ai
4 posts
#9
Data
3 posts
#10
Infostealers
: "a leak from "the gentleman" ransomware group confirms Infostealers were often used to establish initial access"
3 posts
Products Discussed in r/blackhat
Antivirus Recommendations
1 review
#1
ESET
4.0★ from 1 review
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+10k members(9.5%)
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Last updated: September 13, 2026