hashcat v7.1.0 released!
This update includes important bug fixes, new features, and support for new hash-modes, including KeePass with Argon2.
Read the full write-up here: hashcat.net/forum/thread-133…
With the commit github.com/hashcat/hashcat/c… hashcat supports Apple's Metal as new compute backend. Thanks to @gm4tr1x for the contribution! All hash-modes and all attack-modes support OpenCL, CUDA, HIP or Metal as compute backend.
Team hashcat won CrackMeIfYouCan 2020 password cracking contest @defcon. As close to the end as always with big respect to @CynoPrime and @john_users. Many many thanks to KoreLogic (@CrackMeIfYouCan) for organizing this event since 10 years.
hashcat 6.0.0 major update released! New Features, new Algorithms, better Performance and much more. Full release notes here: hashcat.net/forum/thread-930…
Team hashcat won the @CrackMeIfYouCan contest at DEF CON 27! It was really close at the end. Congrats to @CynoPrime for 2nd place and to @john_users for 3rd place. Thanks to KoreLogic for organizing the contest.
🚨UPDATE: T-Mobile now says "encrypted passwords" were compromised in latest data breach.
We obtained a sample of one "encrypted password" and turns out it may be a Base64 string that decodes to a MD5 hash. In other words, it could potentially be cracked. motherboard.vice.com/en_us/a…