# yeahhub/Hacking-Security-Ebooks

Top 100 Hacking & Security E-Books (Free Download)

Repository: https://github.com/yeahhub/Hacking-Security-Ebooks
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/hacking-security-ebooks
License Family: other
Topics: hacking, books, security, penetration-testing, ebooks, kali-linux, hacking-security-ebooks
Last push: 2024-07-26T09:05:17+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 32/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2838, "days_push": 768, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases, no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 6439, forks 1215 (observed 2026-08-28T04:09:43.415745+00:00)

## What it is
A curated collection of roughly 100 free PDF e-books on hacking, penetration testing, and information security, with links to each title. It is a reference list rather than software.

## Use cases
- find free hacking and security ebooks
- learn penetration testing from books
- download kali linux learning pdfs
- build a cybersecurity reading list
- study ethical hacking resources
- find books on sql injection and web hacking

## When to choose
- you want a curated list of free security e-books in one place
- you are self-studying penetration testing or ethical hacking
- you need reference material on Kali Linux, Metasploit, or web hacking

## When to avoid
- you need executable tools or code rather than reading material
- you require a license-clear, legally vetted distribution of copyrighted books
- you want interactive tutorials or courses instead of PDFs

## Facets
- artifact type: dataset
- maturity: maintenance
- function: documentation, security, penetration-testing
- domain: security, penetration-testing, tutorials, awesome-lists
- platform: cross-platform
- tags: ebooks, hacking, pdf-collection, learning-resources, kali-linux, curated-list

## Member repositories
- yeahhub/Hacking-Security-Ebooks (main) score 32

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:09:43.415745+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T17:44:42.854930+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/yeahhub/Hacking-Security-Ebooks (fetched 2026-08-28T04:09:43.415745+00:00, sha 11a2647e671d)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.