yogsec/Hacking-Tools resource

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What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded

A curated list of penetration testing and ethical hacking tools organized by category, drawing from Kali Linux and other notable sources. It serves as a reference directory linking to tools for information gathering, exploitation, forensics, password attacks, and more.

Use cases

• find penetration testing tools by category
• discover ethical hacking tools like kali linux
• build a red team toolkit
• learn which tools to use for vulnerability analysis
• find wireless attack and sniffing tools
• curated list of hacking tools for beginners

When to choose

• you want a categorized directory of security testing tools
• you are exploring the pentesting ecosystem and need tool discovery
• you want a Kali Linux-style tool index outside the distro

When to avoid

• you need an actual runnable tool rather than a list of links
• you need maintained, vetted tooling for production security work
• you want guided tutorials rather than a tool catalog

Facets

learning-resource · maturity active

penetration-testing vulnerability-scanning osint security penetration-testing security awesome-lists cross-platform awesome-list ethical-hacking kali-linux red-team curated-tools cybersecurity linux

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