--- title: Up to 140 Hacking Guides a Month (Free report) | daily.dev description: Research from Radware analyzing underground hacking forums found more than 3,000 unique hacking and fraud tutorials, with new tutorial output rising from... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/up-to-140-hacking-guides-a-month-free-report--bhbicciig twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Up to 140 Hacking Guides a Month (Free report) | daily.dev og:description: Research from Radware analyzing underground hacking forums found more than 3,000 unique hacking and fraud tutorials, with new tutorial output rising from... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/up-to-140-hacking-guides-a-month-free-report--bhbicciig og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/BHbIccIig.png og:image:alt: Up to 140 Hacking Guides a Month (Free report) og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Up to 140 Hacking Guides a Month (Free report) **[David Bombal](https://daily.dev/sources/davidbombal)** · 2 min read · 2 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Research from Radware analyzing underground hacking forums found more than 3,000 unique hacking and fraud tutorials, with new tutorial output rising from around 45 per month in 2024 to 110-140 per month in 2026. The subject matter has shifted: carding and identity theft tutorials grew from 19% to 38% of content, while black hat SEO and affiliate manipulation dropped from 33% to 13%. Telecom and social media accounts are the most targeted, since they enable authentication code interception and identity/reputation abuse, forming a broader fraud pipeline. Generative AI is reportedly being used to help produce these tutorials, lowering the barrier to creating hacking content, though it hasn't replaced skilled hackers. The report suggests defenders can monitor tutorial trends on forums as an early warning signal for emerging attack techniques. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Questions this post answers ### How many new hacking tutorials are being posted on underground forums per month now compared to 2024? New hacking and fraud tutorials on underground forums rose from around 45 per month in 2024 to roughly 110 to 140 per month by 2026, according to Radware research analyzing more than 3,000 unique guides on threat actor forums. The increase roughly doubled starting in late 2025. _Security teams tracking emerging attack trends can follow threat intelligence research like this on daily.dev._ ### What percentage of hacking tutorials on underground forums focus on carding and identity theft versus black hat SEO? Carding and identity theft tutorials grew from about 19% of analyzed guides in 2024 to 38% in 2026, while black hat SEO and affiliate manipulation tutorials fell from around 33% to 13% over the same period, per Radware research. This reflects a shift in underground focus toward monetizing stolen identities rather than manipulating web traffic. _Anyone assessing where fraud threats are heading can dig into cybercrime trend research on daily.dev._ ### Is generative AI being used to create hacking tutorials on underground forums? Yes, Radware researchers found examples of generative AI being used to help produce hacking tutorials, which lowers the barrier to creating and distributing this kind of content. However, the research clarifies that AI has not replaced skilled hackers; it mainly makes existing knowledge easier to package and spread. _Developers weighing AI's impact on security risks can follow this kind of research on daily.dev._ ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [AI tools becoming hot commodities on ransomware marketplaces](https://daily.dev/posts/ai-tools-becoming-hot-commodities-on-ransomware-marketplaces-1fglfuwn6) · CSO Online · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [70 Social Engineering Statistics for 2025](https://daily.dev/posts/70-social-engineering-statistics-for-2025-mbb5riupy) · Spacelift · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [More Attackers Are Logging In, Not Breaking In](https://daily.dev/posts/more-attackers-are-logging-in-not-breaking-in-9v6pmdhfh) · Dark Reading · 1 upvotes · 0 comments - [South African fraud surge runs on trust, not hacking](https://daily.dev/posts/south-african-fraud-surge-runs-on-trust-not-hacking-agfoxow7e) · TechCentral · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [AI-Powered 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