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| 2026-05-18 |
NEW • Distribution Release: NetHydra 2026.2 |
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The NetHydra team has announced the release of NetHydra 2026.2. Formerly knowns as HydraPWK GNU/Linux, NetHydra is a Debian-based Linux distribution with a collection of penetration-testing tools, including tools for information gathering, scanning, stress testing, exploitation, cracking, reversing engineering and forensics. Besides the standard edition called NetHydra "Express", this version also delivers a new enterprise variant called "SONAR". "Today, NetHydra proudly announces the release of NetHydra 2026.2, one of the biggest updates ever introduced to the NetHydra ecosystem. This release delivers major improvements across the core system, performance enhancements, updated tools, expanded compatibility, and a variety of internal changes designed to improve both flexibility and usability for security professionals. ... As with every NetHydra release, this update also introduces several new tools and package additions, including tools specifically added for the SONAR edition. Here is a quick rundown of some of the new tools included in NetHydra 2026.2: MISP - an open-source threat intelligence and information sharing platform...." Continue to the release announcement for further details and screenshots. Download (MD5): nethydra-express-2026.2-amd64.iso (4,576MB, pkglist). |
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| NetHydra (formerly HydraPWK GNU/Linux) is a Debian-based distribution designed primarily for penetration testing. It contains a collection of penetration testing tools, including tools for information gathering, scanning, stress testing, exploitation, cracking, reversing engineering and forensics. Formerly known as BlackTrack, the distribution uses a real-time Linux kernel and features the Xfce desktop.
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| 2026-08-03 |
Distribution Release: NetHydra 1.1.0 |
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The NetHydra project has published a new update of the Debian-based distribution. The latest version includes a handful of new tools and enables running as the root user by default. "In this update we decide to make MATE as the default desktop for NetHydra (for SONAR it would still be using Xfce), classic and technical feel. As with every NetHydra release, this update also introduces several new tools and package additions to complement and expand the scope of NetHydra: Fluxion - a security auditing and social-engineering research tool; ligolo-ng - an advanced, yet simple, tunneling/pivoting tool that uses a TUN interface; chisel - fast TCP/UDP tunnel, transported over HTTP, secured via SSH with a single executable; Evilginx2 - standalone man-in-the-middle attack framework used for phishing. Also, we've added some old tools into NetHydra ISO image, including cisco-auditing-tool (CAT), cisco-global-exploiter, cisco-torch, 0trace, unix-privesc-check and smtp-user-enum." Additional information with screenshots can be found in the release announcement. Download (pkglist): nethydra-1.1.0-leopard-amd64.iso (3,894MB, MD5), nethydra-1.1.0-sonar-leopard-amd64.iso (6,340MB, MD5). |
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| 2025-10-23 |
Distribution Release: HydraPWK GNU/Linux 2025.03 |
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HydraPWK 2025.03 has been released. HydraPWK GNU/Linux, based on Debian's "Testing" branch, is a live distribution designed primarily for penetration testing and security auditing. It contains a collection of penetration testing tools, including tools for information gathering, scanning, stress testing, exploitation, cracking, reversing engineering and forensics. "Today HydraPWK released a new version of HydraPWK, say hello to HydraPWK 2025.03 'Apes'. The best things is, now HydraPWK is defensive too. In other words, the focus isn't just on penetration testing, HydraPWK is now a security auditing toolkit. HydraPWK still the same one-task-one-tool philosophy and all the tools on HydraPWK are curated tools. All the tools we choose are based on real-world use cases. What's new? Updated logo; new tools - Arkime, Elasticsearch; new Polkitd rules; desktop changes; update recommended minimal hardware requirements; tools documentation page; update HydraPWK using a fresh ISO image or APT." Read the release announcement for more information. Download (MD5): hydrapwk-2025.03.251004164-apes-amd64.iso (4,653MB, pkglist). |
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