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
: "Does anyone know how to show a Samsung Galaxy A12 screen and be able to control it on a PC via USB without being able to turn on USB debugging?"
4 posts
#2
Advice Requests
: "Where can I find a good forum?"
3 posts
#3
Pain & Anger
: "Guys, help me out—I’m going to kill myself; someone is blackmailing me."
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
15 posts
#6
Looking Team
8 posts
#7
Websites
8 posts
#8
Ctf
5 posts
#9
Password
4 posts
#10
Free
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
: "Where can I find a good forum?"
10 posts
#2
News
: "this 16 yo kid gained access to 17 trillion microsoft users records, by using "admin" as username"
7 posts
#3
Social Engineering
: "**UPDATED**Advanced evil/captive portal project made to be run on the esp32-c5 or most microcontrollers capable of running marauder or similar firmware."
2 posts
#4
Teach Me!
: "How is toka cybersecurity group able to alter live camera footage, undetected?"
2 posts
#5
Github
: "Chrono Mock: Manipulate time/date in Windows Apps (C/C++/C#/.bat/WebView/Electron) and tons more. GUI/CLI"
1 post
#6
CVE
: "GitHub - ARPSyndicate/vedas-signatures: VEDAS-Driven Autonomous Generation + Community Contributions of Suricata & Nuclei Rules for over 13,000 CVEs"
1 post
#7
Scanning
: "ActiveDNS, a new DNS search engine"
1 post
#8
Meme
: "Easy one"
1 post
#9
Cracking
: "I found a Microsoft source code and I need a hackers help to decipher it"
1 post
#10
Password Cracking
: "I found a secret Microsoft link containing the source code to delisted DLCs. Can someone help me decipher it?"
1 post
Member Growth in r/hacking
Yearly
+128k members(4.5%)
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Last updated: October 15, 2026