Hashcat is a free and open source password recovery tool that uses CPU and GPU computing power to recover lost passwords and other sensitive data. It is the world's fastest and most advanced password cracking tool, capable of recovering passwords from encrypted databases, and is widely used by security professionals and forensic investigators. It supports a wide range of algorithms, including SHA-1, SHA-256, SHA-384, SHA-512, MD5, and many others. Hashcat can be used to crack passwords from many different sources, including Windows, Linux, Mac, and hashes from mobile devices. It is also capable of cracking passwords from popular services like Facebook, Google, Yahoo, and more. In addition, Hashcat can be used to crack wifi passwords, and brute force attacks can be used to gain access to restricted networks.
Discontinued The project is no longer being developed. The latest version, 1.31, released in 2012, can still be downloaded from SourceForge.