r/hacking is a subreddit with 3.0M members. The most common kinds of discussions are advice requests and solution 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
Advice Requests
: "Thinning out my badge collection. Any interest?"
4 posts
#2
Solution Requests
: "Anyone know any good cheap tools i can buy on ali express to get a hacking kit?"
3 posts
#3
Pain & Anger
: "Starting cybersecurity college. No future?"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/hacking
#1
Looking For
70 posts
#2
Looking
43 posts
#3
Tool
40 posts
#4
Security
25 posts
#5
Hack
: "How We Hacked Thousands of Data Centers in Minutes Using a 20-Year-Old Vulnerability"
16 posts
#6
Looking Team
8 posts
#7
Password
5 posts
#8
Ctf
5 posts
#9
Software
3 posts
#10
Website
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
: "With regard to that guy who gave his wipe password to the fuzz, and is now in legal trouble for doing it..."
20 posts
#2
News
: "America’s Cyber Forces Grapple With Cluster of Deaths by Suicide"
13 posts
#3
Tools
: "I just love Peli cases <3 most beautiful way to store your tools imho"
8 posts
#4
great user hack
: "This is me"
6 posts
#5
Education
: "Starting cybersecurity college. No future?"
4 posts
#6
Teach Me!
: "I created my first trojan today!"
3 posts
#7
Github
: "Original Apollo 11 guidance computer (AGC) source code for Command Module (Comanche055) and Lunar Module (Luminary099)"
3 posts
#8
Vulnerability
: "Fake Cloudflare verification on deceased influencer’s site drops a PowerShell shellcode loader"
3 posts
#9
AI
: "Black Hat USA 2026: The OpenAI–Hugging Face Incident"
2 posts
#10
Resources
: "My Honest Review of "Real-World Bug Hunting" by Peter Yaworski – The Book That Made Things Click for Me"
2 posts
Member Growth in r/hacking
Yearly
+124k members(4.3%)
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Last updated: August 13, 2026