r/hacking is a subreddit with 3.0M members. The most common kinds of discussions are solution requests and ideas, and the community frequently discusses looking for, tool, looking, 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
: "How reliable is pentera ?"
6 posts
#2
Ideas
: "I built 41 browser hacking levels that walk the entire web attack surface"
3 posts
#3
Advice Requests
: "Does anyone know how to do a handshake method with a macbook m4"
2 posts
#4
Pain & Anger
: "So my iphone shows 3 instagram apps…honestly im being hacked atp , is this the case ? 😬"
1 post
#5
News
: "What a takedown-era Russian cybercrime forum reveals about the ransomware supply chain (analysis)"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/hacking
#1
Looking For
70 posts
#2
Tool
: "[Tool] Crimson Cloak, iOS/iSH Security Wrapper with RealTime Dashboard"
46 posts
#3
Looking
43 posts
#4
Security
: "[Tool] Crimson Cloak, iOS/iSH Security Wrapper with RealTime Dashboard"
29 posts
#5
Hack
13 posts
#6
Hacking
: "Snapchat Hacking if someone can hack this account and prove it to me I’ll pay you"
12 posts
#7
Looking Team
8 posts
#8
Password
5 posts
#9
Ctf
5 posts
#10
Software
3 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
: "How reliable is pentera ?"
8 posts
#2
News
: "New ransomware crew Wallstreet claims a US police department and rural hospital"
2 posts
#3
Tools
: "I'm Building a Secure USB Drive That Hides Itself"
2 posts
#4
AI
: "This is ARGUS, my semi-autonomous, multi-computer, local-AI-driven pentesting platform."
1 post
#5
Github
: "[Tool] Crimson Cloak, iOS/iSH Security Wrapper with RealTime Dashboard"
1 post
#6
Education
: "Made a free self-hosted alternative to TryHackMe KotH that runs any Docker target"
1 post
#7
Research
: "[ Removed by Reddit ]"
1 post
#8
Questionable source
: "Is this safe to download?"
1 post
Member Growth in r/hacking
Yearly
+122k members(4.3%)
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Last updated: July 7, 2026