# CrimsonForge-io/king-phisher

Phishing Campaign Toolkit

Repository: https://github.com/CrimsonForge-io/king-phisher
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/king-phisher
Language: Python
License: BSD-3-Clause
License Family: permissive
Topics: king-phisher, python, phishing, security
Last push: 2026-08-04T09:42:12+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 66/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 96, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4626, "days_push": 29, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 2583, forks 580 (observed 2026-08-28T04:07:02.516379+00:00)

## What it is
King Phisher is a phishing campaign toolkit for testing and promoting user awareness by simulating real-world phishing attacks, with control over emails and server content including credential harvesting landing pages. The project is explicitly no longer maintained.

## Use cases
- run simulated phishing campaigns for security awareness training
- test employee susceptibility to phishing emails
- harvest credentials on fake landing pages during authorized pentests
- clone web pages for phishing simulations
- track and geolocate phishing campaign visitors
- send phishing emails with embedded images and calendar invites

## When to choose
- you need a full-featured phishing simulation platform with a GUI client and server for authorized engagements
- you want credential harvesting, SPF checks, and campaign analytics in one tool
- you are okay using unmaintained software in an isolated lab

## When to avoid
- you need actively maintained software with security patches
- you lack explicit written authorization from the target organization
- you want modern alternatives like GoPhish with ongoing support

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: abandoned
- function: security, email, plugin-system, gui
- domain: security, penetration-testing
- platform: python, cross-platform
- tags: phishing, social-engineering, credential-harvesting, security-awareness-training, email-campaigns, discontinued, linux

## Member repositories
- CrimsonForge-io/king-phisher (main) score 66

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:02.516379+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 2026-08-30T02:22:30.069788+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/CrimsonForge-io/king-phisher (fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:02.516379+00:00, sha bc4050058f88)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.