r/cybersecurity_ is a subreddit with 624 members. The most common kinds of discussions are news and pain & anger, and the community frequently discusses cybersecurity, hackers, malware, vulnerability, and security.
Anything related to cybersecurity, cyber defense, threats, threat actors, etc.
Popular Themes in r/cybersecurity_
#1
News
: "NSO Group Fires CEO — and 100 Staff — in Spyware ‘Streamlining’"
44 posts
#2
Pain & Anger
: "Node.js prototype pollution is bad for app environment"
2 posts
#3
Self-Promotion
: "Get your SOCKS on with gTunnel"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/cybersecurity_
#1
Cybersecurity
: "Cybersecurity Financing Declined in Q2 2022, But Investors Optimistic"
36 posts
#2
Hackers
: "Russian APT29 Hackers abuse Azure services to hack Microsoft 365 users"
8 posts
#3
Malware
: "Atlassian Confluence Vulnerability CVE-2022-26134 Abused For Cryptocurrency Mining, Other Malware"
8 posts
#4
Vulnerability
: "Atlassian Confluence Vulnerability CVE-2022-26134 Abused For Cryptocurrency Mining, Other Malware"
6 posts
#5
Security
: "China's Winnti Group Hacked at Least 13 Organizations in 2021: Security Firm"
6 posts
#6
Ransomware
: "LockBit Ransomware blames Entrust for DDoS attacks on leak sites"
5 posts
#7
Breach
: "Most IT pros think a company Breach could threaten national security"
4 posts
#8
Cyber
: "Army Updates Cyber Training After Some Graduates Weren’t Ready for Their Jobs"
4 posts
#9
Patch
: "Apple Ships Urgent Security Patches for macOS, iOS"
3 posts
#10
Crypto
: "Atlassian Confluence Vulnerability CVE-2022-26134 Abused For Cryptocurrency Mining, Other Malware"
3 posts
Flair Used in r/cybersecurity_
#1
General News
: "Anonymous takes down Iranian government websites amid protests following death of Mahsa Amini"
38 posts
#2
Analysis / Report
: "NSO Group Fires CEO — and 100 Staff — in Spyware ‘Streamlining’"
15 posts
#3
Vulnerability
: "Atlassian Confluence Vulnerability CVE-2022-26134 Abused For Cryptocurrency Mining, Other Malware"
6 posts
#4
Ransomware
: "Ransomware Actor Abuses Genshin Impact Anti-Cheat Driver to Kill Antivirus"
5 posts
#5
APTs
: "Russian APT29 hackers abuse Azure services to hack Microsoft 365 users"
4 posts
#6
Other
: "Conti vs. Monti: A Reinvention or Just a Simple Rebranding?"
3 posts
#7
Podcast/Video
: "SANS Daily Network Security Podcast (Stormcast) for Friday, August 19th, 2022"
3 posts
#8
Exploit
: "Exploit out for critical Realtek flaw affecting many networking devices"
2 posts
#9
Patches
: "VMware urges admins to patch critical auth bypass bug immediately"
2 posts
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+328 members(110.8%)
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Last updated: June 11, 2026