(March 2025)
General hacking and cybersecurity with tutorials; large, chaotic, and beginner-friendly since 2007.
Mobile hacking, rooting, and modding; massive, legit tech community with practical guides.
Ethical hacking, malware analysis, and reverse engineering; high-quality and technical.
Broad hacking topics with 1.9M+ members; casual, mixed skill levels, and active.
Ethical hacking and security research; once respected, activity varies—check if still alive.
Data breaches and hacking tools; dark web hub (breached.to or .onion), relaunched 2023 by ShinyHunters.
Malware, exploits, and carding; Russian-led dark web forum (exploit.in), active since 2005.
Exploits and zero-days; top Russian-speaking dark web forum (xss.is), elite and relaunched 2018.
Hacking guides and dark web news; Tor-based (.onion), Reddit-like, privacy-focused since 2018.
Leaks and hacking tools; 3M+ members, resilient dark web-adjacent forum despite breaches.
Bug bounties and white-hat hacking; tied to a legit platform, active researchers.
Penetration testing and CTFs; 1M+ visitors, skill-building tied to a training platform.
IT security and ethical hacking; 75k+ members, steady and legit content.
Ethical hacking tutorials; newbie-friendly, tied to video courses, growing community.
Cracking and leaks; 2M+ visitors, gray-area forum with verified sellers since 2018.