r/cybersecurity
ActiveThis subreddit is for technical professionals to discuss cybersecurity news, research, threats, etc.
Members
1,141,010
as of February 2025
Last post
today
September 28, 2026
Posts (30 days)
100+
Created
2012
May 22, 2012
Total posts
237.2K
archived
Total comments
1.6M
archived
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How many members does r/cybersecurity have?
r/cybersecurity had 1,141,010 members as of February 2025, the most recent archive crawl of its subscriber count.
Is r/cybersecurity dead?
No. r/cybersecurity is active — the most recent post was today, with 100+ posts in the last 30 days.
When was r/cybersecurity created?
r/cybersecurity was created on May 22, 2012.
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