r/blackhat is a subreddit with 114k members. The most common kinds of discussions are solution requests and news, and the community frequently discusses security, hacking, looking for, cybersecurity, and ransomware, 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"
9 posts
#2
News
: "A Hacker Group Is Poisoning Open Source Code at an Unprecedented Scale"
7 posts
#3
Advice Requests
: "How to create and manage multiple instagram accounts?"
5 posts
#4
Self-Promotion
: "I productized my server security audits, fixed scope, written report, no calls"
2 posts
#5
Money Talk
: "Oq esses influencer que só grava a vida deles , fazem pra ganhar dinheiro e só fazer isso?"
1 post
#6
Opportunities
: "Inquiry about the eligibility of a startup technology project to apply — TID Project"
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
Hacking
: "Community project proposal: Hacking DJ's pc to play own music"
10 posts
#3
Looking For
6 posts
#4
Cybersecurity
: "The Offensive & Defensive Cybersecurity Playbook"
6 posts
#5
Ransomware
: "Foxconn Ransomware Attack Shows Nothing Is Safe Forever"
5 posts
#6
Data
: "Logging is where Data escapes systems"
3 posts
#7
Infostealers
: "a leak from "the gentleman" ransomware group confirms Infostealers were often used to establish initial access"
3 posts
#8
Tool
: "I built a free Tool that checks small business websites for security gaps — sharing what I'm actually finding"
3 posts
#9
Credentials
: "Credentials Hunting"
2 posts
#10
Technology
: "Inquiry about the eligibility of a startup Technology project to apply — TID Project"
2 posts
Products Discussed in r/blackhat
Antivirus Recommendations
1 review
#1
ESET
4.0★ from 1 review
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Last updated: July 2, 2026