r/blackhat is a subreddit with 115k members. The most common kinds of discussions are news and solution requests, 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
News
: "A Hacker Group Is Poisoning Open Source Code at an Unprecedented Scale"
5 posts
#2
Solution Requests
: "Discovered a major security vulnerability at a Chinese factory - how do I report it safely?"
4 posts
#3
Advice Requests
: "Free, hands-on, 14 weeks cybersecurity course from the Czech Technical University opened for the public online"
2 posts
#4
Opportunities
: "Inquiry about the eligibility of a startup technology project to apply — TID Project"
2 posts
Popular Topics in r/blackhat
#1
Security
: "A Hacker Group Is Poisoning Open Source Code at an Unprecedented Scale"
13 posts
#2
Hack
: "Romania’s Oil Pipeline Operator Hacked: How an Infostealer Infection Paved the Way for Qilin's Ransomware Attack"
11 posts
#3
Hacking
: "A Hacker Group Is Poisoning Open Source Code at an Unprecedented Scale"
10 posts
#4
Infostealer
: "AI Agents’ Most Downloaded Skill Is Discovered to Be an Infostealer"
7 posts
#5
Looking For
6 posts
#6
Cybersecurity
: "GitHub - Teycir/ApiHunter: Async API security scanner in Rust for CORS, CSP, GraphQL, JWT, OpenAPI, and active API posture checks."
6 posts
#7
Ransomware
: "Foxconn Ransomware Attack Shows Nothing Is Safe Forever"
5 posts
#8
Ai
: "Ai Agents’ Most Downloaded Skill Is Discovered to Be an Infostealer"
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
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Antivirus Recommendations
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ESET
4.0★ from 1 review
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Last updated: September 6, 2026