r/ethicalhacking is a subreddit with 80k members. The community frequently discusses university, learning, website, and ai tool, and the most common flair used is discussion, tool, newcomer question, ctf, and other.
A forum for discussion on penetration testing, otherwise known as ethical hacking.
Popular Topics in r/ethicalhacking
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University
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Learning
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Website
1 post
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Ai Tool
1 post
Flair Used in r/ethicalhacking
#1
Discussion
: "The casino fish tank thermometer story is still the best example of IoT security done wrong"
2 posts
#2
Tool
: "atomicvulns — a web security lab with one vulnerability per app (OWASP Top 10 2021, open source)"
1 post
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Newcomer Question
: "Grey hat questions"
1 post
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CTF
: "Hacking Simulator For Learning"
1 post
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Other
: "Funny prank ideas?"
1 post
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Last updated: October 1, 2026