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Aircrack-ng — Install, Use, Optimise (2026)
WiFi security auditing suite — capture, deauth, crack WPA/WPA2 handshakes and PMKID.
Hacking Tools 2026Responder — Install, Use, Optimise (2026)
LLMNR/NBT-NS/mDNS poisoner — captures NTLMv2 hashes from Windows clients leaking name resolution requests.
Hacking Tools 2026tcpdump — Install, Use, Optimise (2026)
Command-line packet capture — universally available, scriptable, and fast enough for 10Gbps interfaces.
Hacking Tools 2026Wireshark — Install, Use, Optimise (2026)
The reference network protocol analyser — captures, dissects, and visualises traffic across 3000+ protocols.
Hacking Tools 2026Hydra — Install, Use, Optimise (2026)
Network login brute-forcer for 50+ protocols — SSH, RDP, FTP, SMB, HTTP forms, telnet.
Hacking Tools 2026John the Ripper (Jumbo) — Install, Use, Optimise (2026)
CPU password cracker with 400+ hash format support — best for unusual hash types not in hashcat.
Hacking Tools 2026Hashcat — Install, Use, Optimise (2026)
GPU-accelerated password cracker — the world's fastest, supports 350+ hash modes including NTLM, Kerberos, bcrypt, KeePass.
Hacking Tools 2026NetExec (CrackMapExec) — Install, Use, Optimise (2026)
Network protocol authentication and post-exploitation — SMB, WinRM, MSSQL, LDAP, RDP, SSH, FTP all in one tool.
Hacking Tools 2026Impacket — Install, Use, Optimise (2026)
Python library for SMB/Kerberos/MSRPC protocols — the swiss-army knife of post-exploitation Active Directory.
Hacking Tools 2026Mimikatz — Install, Use, Optimise (2026)
The credential-extraction tool — pulls plaintext passwords, hashes, Kerberos tickets, and certs from Windows memory.