https://cybertoolchain.io/tools/hashcat New releases and features in Hashcat, tracked by The Cyber Toolchain. en Sat, 23 Aug 2025 08:49:12 GMT https://github.com/hashcat/hashcat/releases/tag/v7.1.2 https://github.com/hashcat/hashcat/releases/tag/v7.1.2 Sat, 23 Aug 2025 08:49:12 GMT Hashcat v7.1.2 adds a Rust bridge plugin so you can write hash-mode extensions in Rust instead of C. • New Rust bridge plugin lets you write hashcat hash-mode extensions in Rust, mirroring the existing Python bridge plugin capability. Full history on Cyber Toolchain: https://cybertoolchain.io/tools/hashcat https://github.com/hashcat/hashcat/blob/master/docs/changes.txt https://github.com/hashcat/hashcat/blob/master/docs/changes.txt Mon, 18 Aug 2025 05:30:00 GMT Hashcat v7.1.1 adds Docker AMD GPU support via HIP/OpenCL and fixes multi-hash LUKS2/KeePass handling. • Adds initial support for AMD GPUs when running Hashcat inside Docker using HIP and OpenCL Full history on Cyber Toolchain: https://cybertoolchain.io/tools/hashcat https://github.com/hashcat/hashcat/releases/tag/v7.1.0 https://github.com/hashcat/hashcat/releases/tag/v7.1.0 Sat, 16 Aug 2025 10:23:29 GMT Hashcat v7.1.0 adds 16 new hash modes including LUKS2 Argon2i, KeePass KDBX v4, and BLAKE2b-256, plus Docker support and 64-bit attack counters. • Adds AS/400 DES and AS/400 SSHA1 hash modes. • Adds Blockchain My Wallet Legacy Wallets cracking support. • Adds Cisco-ISE Hashed Password (SHA256) hash mode. • Adds LUKS2 with Argon2i KDF type hash mode. • Adds KeePass KDBX v4 hash mode. • Adds SAP CODVN H (PWDSALTEDHASH) isSHA512 hash mode. • Adds sm3crypt $sm3$ / SM3 (Unix) hash mode. • Adds BLAKE2b-256, BLAKE2b-256($pass.$salt), and BLAKE2b-256($salt.$pass) hash modes. • Adds MD6 (256) hash mode. • Adds sha224($pass.$salt), sha224($salt.$pass), sha224(sha1($pass)), and sha224(sha224($pass)) hash modes. • Switches attack-mode amplifier keyspace counters to 64-bit, enabling larger keyspace attacks. • Adds initial support for running hashcat inside Docker. • Warns instead of blocking when GPU memory usage is high, improving operator visibility. • Updates host free-memory query method for more accurate resource reporting. • Improves Python Bridge to support 1:N password-to-hashes mapping. Full history on Cyber Toolchain: https://cybertoolchain.io/tools/hashcat https://github.com/hashcat/hashcat/releases/tag/v7.0.0 https://github.com/hashcat/hashcat/releases/tag/v7.0.0 Fri, 01 Aug 2025 21:05:59 GMT Hashcat v7.0.0 adds Python Bridge plugins, hash-mode autodetection, AMD HIP/Apple Metal backends, 75 new hash types, and 8-charset masks. • New Assimilation Bridge enables external resources — CPUs, FPGAs, embedded interpreters — to participate directly in the cracking pipeline. • New Python Bridge Plugin lets practitioners implement hash-matching logic in Python without recompilation, with multithreading and rule engine support built in. • Hash-mode autodetection: omit `-m` entirely and Hashcat infers the hash type, or use `--identify` to list all possibilities. • Virtual Backend Devices partition physical GPUs into multiple logical devices for better async workload distribution. • Adds first-class AMD HIP backend support, now preferred over OpenCL when both are available. • Adds native Apple Metal backend with full Apple Silicon compatibility. • 58 new application-specific hash types including Argon2, MetaMask, Microsoft Online Account, SNMPv3, GPG, OpenSSH, and LUKS2. • 17 new generic hash constructions covering real-world web apps and protocols. • 20 new hash-extraction tools supporting APFS, VirtualBox, BitLocker, and various wallet formats. • Memory management rewrite removes the previous 4 GB allocation cap, enabling full device memory usage. • Mask engine now supports 8 custom charsets (`-5` through `-8`). • JSON output format added to status and info commands. • Compressed wordlist handling added with improved I/O error recovery. • Docker build support added for containerized and cross-platform builds, including cross-compilation to Windows. • Major performance gains: scrypt up to +320%, NetNTLMv2 +223% on Intel, RAR3 up to +54%. • Rule engine gains new character class logic and rejection rules for increased flexibility. Full history on Cyber Toolchain: https://cybertoolchain.io/tools/hashcat https://github.com/hashcat/hashcat/releases/tag/v6.2.6 https://github.com/hashcat/hashcat/releases/tag/v6.2.6 Fri, 02 Sep 2022 15:01:24 GMT Adds Metal backend support and multiple new hash-modes in hashcat v6.2.6 • Adds `--backend-type` value `4` (Metal) for Apple GPU acceleration • Adds new hash-modes: 10800, 11300, 12700, 14100, 15100 Full history on Cyber Toolchain: https://cybertoolchain.io/tools/hashcat https://github.com/hashcat/hashcat/releases/tag/v6.2.5 https://github.com/hashcat/hashcat/releases/tag/v6.2.5 Sun, 21 Nov 2021 15:41:24 GMT Adds improved HIP compatibility and several new hash-modes for accelerated GPU cracking • Adds improved HIP compatibility for AMD GPU acceleration • Adds several new hash-modes to support additional cryptographic algorithms Full history on Cyber Toolchain: https://cybertoolchain.io/tools/hashcat