hashcat v7.1.0 released!

This update includes important bug fixes, new features, and support for new hash-modes, including KeePass with Argon2.

Read the full write-up here: https://hashcat.net/forum/thread-13353.html

So atom, main developer of @hashcat, used the "rapid prototyping in Python" plugin of the new "assimilation bridge" in the new hashcat 7¹, with some success in our DEF CON password CTF win this past weekend (hosted by @jabbercracky).

Afterwards, atom realized it would make a good case study for how to use the new feature, so he wrote it up:

https://hashcat.net/forum/thread-13346.html

If you do exploration of mystery hash types (either for CTFs, or in the real world) ... this approach should absolutely be in your toolbox.

¹Note that some work was done during the contest to make the Python bridge plugin better for these use cases; next minor release of 7 will have it, or grab hashcat.net/beta/ or the latest GitHub main branch.

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hashcat v7.0.0 released!

After nearly 3 years of development and over 900,000 lines of code changed, this is easily the largest release we have ever had.

Detailed writeup is available here: https://hashcat.net/forum/thread-13330.html

Team hashcat has placed first in the @CrackMeIfYouCan contest at #DEFCON31! This marks our 10th CMIYC win! As always @CynoPrime put up a great fight, congrats on 2nd place, looking forward to the writeup! Big thanks to KoreLogic and PasswordVillage for organizing the contest!