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, 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
: "I want to extract allen lec videos from app.. any way to do that??"
5 posts
#2
Ideas
: "Created a TryHackMe-ish HTB badge creator"
2 posts
#3
News
: "French tax authority had data of 680,000 taxpayers stolen"
2 posts
#4
Advice Requests
: "help please my friend is using my photo and made a new ig i tried complaining but he just told them it's not mine so I need someone please help me"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/hacking
#1
Looking For
69 posts
#2
Looking
42 posts
#3
Tool
40 posts
#4
Security
: "‘Not perfectly aligned’ with human values: Anthropic admits Security failures behind AI hacking incidents | US owner of Claude chatbot previously said its models had hacked three organisations during testing"
29 posts
#5
Hack
13 posts
#6
Looking Team
8 posts
#7
Ai
: "Uk plans safeguards to stop terrorists using Ai for bioweapons"
7 posts
#8
Hacking
: "Hacking my e-bike with AI (for maintenance, but also a minor security problem)"
7 posts
#9
Hackers
: "Hackers : Kate Libby aka Acid Burn Laptop Reproduction mod"
5 posts
#10
Ctf
5 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
: "Favorite hacking YouTubers?"
12 posts
#2
News
: "The Lichtenstein Beneficial Owner registry was breached a month ago. Still no ransom or demands. (calling it now, this going to be the next Panama Papers, they just haven't published it yet)"
11 posts
#3
great user hack
: "You asked for Linux. We listened."
5 posts
#4
Tools
: "Oops I did it again…"
5 posts
#5
Github
: "I ported Havij to Linux natively (no Wine, no .NET)"
4 posts
#6
Questionable source
: "Verified HBO Max Reddit ad is phishing users into running a Terminal command — decoded it, here’s what I found"
2 posts
#7
Vulnerability
: "EVERYTHING is vulnerable"
2 posts
#8
Education
: "Anyone tried out Daemoncore academy?"
2 posts
#9
Resources
: "Created a TryHackMe-ish HTB badge creator"
2 posts
#10
Password Cracking
: "Current setup"
1 post
Member Growth in r/hacking
Yearly
+128k members(4.4%)
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Last updated: September 15, 2026