# yogsec/Hacking-Tools

A curated list of penetration testing and ethical hacking tools, organized by category. This compilation includes tools from Kali Linux and other notable sources.

Repository: https://github.com/yogsec/Hacking-Tools
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/hacking-tools
Homepage: https://linktr.ee/abhinavsingwal
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: cybersecurity, kalilinux, penetration-testing-tool, penetration-testing-toolkit, pentesting-tools, red-team-tools
Last push: 2026-08-25T22:42:27+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 65/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 35, longevity 40
- inputs: {"age_days": 566, "days_push": 8, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1892, forks 304 (observed 2026-08-28T04:05:49.542609+00:00)

## What it is
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
- artifact type: learning-resource
- maturity: active
- function: penetration-testing, vulnerability-scanning, osint, security
- domain: penetration-testing, security, awesome-lists
- platform: cross-platform
- tags: awesome-list, ethical-hacking, kali-linux, red-team, curated-tools, cybersecurity, linux

## Member repositories
- yogsec/Hacking-Tools (main) score 65

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:49.542609+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 2026-08-30T03:12:58.879893+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/yogsec/Hacking-Tools (fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:49.542609+00:00, sha b51f3ea28dbb)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.