r/hacking is a subreddit with 3.0M members. The most common kinds of discussions are solution requests and advice requests, and the community frequently discusses looking for, looking, tool, security, and hack, and they frequently recommend/review residential proxy, screen recording software, and recording software.
A subreddit dedicated to hacking and hackers.
Constructive collaboration and learning about exploits, industry standards, grey and white hat hacking, new hardware and software hacking technology, sharing ideas and suggestions for small business and personal security.
Popular Themes in r/hacking
#1
Solution Requests
: "Is it technically possible to bypass a 32 GB data limit on public/dorm Wi-Fi?"
5 posts
#2
Advice Requests
: "What to Study under Cybersecurity Subjects?"
1 post
#3
Self-Promotion
: "I built an open-source Reverse Shell, Bind Shell & MSFVenom generator - looking for feedback"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/hacking
#1
Looking For
69 posts
#2
Looking
42 posts
#3
Tool
40 posts
#4
Security
25 posts
#5
Hack
: "Hackers Got Inside a Flock Camera. Its Data Shows How the System Really Works"
19 posts
#6
Looking Team
8 posts
#7
Ai
: "The Hacker's Guide to Attacking Ai Agents"
7 posts
#8
Ctf
5 posts
#9
Password
4 posts
#10
Hacker
: "Hackers Got Inside a Flock Camera. Its Data Shows How the System Really Works"
4 posts
Products Discussed in r/hacking
Residential Proxy
18 reviews
#1
SmartProxy
4.5★ from 14 reviews
#2
DutaProxy
4.3★ from 4 reviews
Screen Recording Software
3 reviews
#1
OBS Studio
5.0★ from 2 reviews
#2
ShareX
5.0★ from 1 review
Recording Software
3 reviews
#1
OBS
5.0★ from 1 review
#2
ShareX
5.0★ from 1 review
#3
OBS Studio
5.0★ from 1 review
Flair Used in r/hacking
#1
Question
: "Found a vulnerability in our competitors checkout"
12 posts
#2
Tools
: "Phantomdrive Software Update + Thanks :)"
3 posts
#3
great user hack
: "Hacking OpenAI"
3 posts
#4
Teach Me!
: "Is it technically possible to bypass a 32 GB data limit on public/dorm Wi-Fi?"
3 posts
#5
Resources
: "Keys Not Included: recovering the signing keys for US driver’s license barcodes"
3 posts
#6
News
: "Hackers Got Inside a Flock Camera. Its Data Shows How the System Really Works"
2 posts
#7
Hack The Planet
: "Reverse engineering and hacking a Mediatek Android-based GE profile refrigerator display."
2 posts
#8
Github
: "0xCr0ssCrush - Windows Ring 0 Exploit"
2 posts
#9
META
: "Hacking Tutorials Suck Now"
1 post
#10
AI
: "How different would Mr Robot be if it took place in 2026?"
1 post
Member Growth in r/hacking
Yearly
+128k members(4.5%)
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Last updated: September 23, 2026