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Information Security News

This subreddit is designed for users to post the latest Information Security related news and articles from around the Internet. The subreddit is intended to provide a location one can come and receive updated security news including security, privacy, and other security related industries or topics.

25k subscribers289 posts / mo in Sep 2026 (incl. ~64% by known bots)14 authors / mosince 2014

r/InfoSecNews has 25k members (+21% over the last 12 months). It gets about 289 posts a month from 14 people. Top topics: Ransomware Attacks & Threats, Data Breaches and Windows Security Exploits.

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Size and growth

How r/InfoSecNews has grown

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Subscriber growth

Subscribers over time

+21%in 12 months · +4.4% in 3 months · +1.0% in 1 month
Oct 202625k
Growing25k subscribers
Data since Mar 2018Live · through Oct 2026
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Monthly activity

Posts, comments and authors per month

−7.7%vs Sep 2025 · −26% last 3 months vs the 3 before
Sep 2026289
QuieterPeaked at 366 in Apr 2026
Sep 2026: incl. ~64% by known botsData through Sep 2026 · October usually lands mid-November

What people talk about

Topics and brands on r/InfoSecNews

Top topics

Share of the subreddit's posts

  1. Ransomware Attacks & Threats3.1%
  2. Data Breaches2.3%
  3. Windows Security Exploits2.1%
  4. Cybersecurity Attacks & Ransomware2.0%
  5. Linux Security Vulnerabilities1.8%

Brands people mention

Most-mentioned brands and sites, last 12 months

  1. Lansweeper
  2. Palo Alto Networks
  3. Cyber Security News
  4. LinkedIn
  5. WIRED

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