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HackTricks

HackTricks

General

Comprehensive pentesting & hacking tricks wiki covering everything from enumeration to exploitation.

pentestingtricks
Reference
PayloadsAllTheThings

PayloadsAllTheThings

Web Security

List of useful payloads and bypass for web application security and pentesting.

payloadsweb
Reference
GTFOBins

GTFOBins

Penetration Testing

Curated list of Unix binaries that can be used to bypass local security restrictions.

linuxprivilege-escalation
Reference
LOLBAS

LOLBAS

Red Team

Living Off The Land Binaries, Scripts and Libraries - Windows equivalent of GTFOBins.

windowsliving-off-the-land
Reference
MITRE ATT&CK

MITRE ATT&CK

General

Global knowledge base of adversary tactics and techniques based on real-world observations.

frameworktactics
Reference
Exploit-DB

Exploit-DB

Penetration Testing

Archive of public exploits and corresponding vulnerable software. Maintained by Offensive Security.

exploitsvulnerabilities
Reference
CVE Details

CVE Details

General

Security vulnerability database providing detailed information about CVEs.

cvevulnerabilities
Reference
CyberChef

CyberChef

General

A web app for encryption, encoding, compression, and data analysis - the Cyber Swiss Army Knife.

encodingdecoding
Tool
OWASP Cheat Sheet Series

OWASP Cheat Sheet Series

Web Security

Collection of high-value information on specific application security topics.

owaspweb
Reference
The Hacker Recipes

The Hacker Recipes

Penetration Testing

Technical guides and resources for ethical hacking, covering AD, web, and more.

recipesad
Reference
SANS Reading Room

SANS Reading Room

General

Thousands of free research papers on information security topics.

researchpapers
Documentation
Krebs on Security

Krebs on Security

General

In-depth security news and investigation by Brian Krebs.

newsinvestigation
Blog
IppSec YouTube

IppSec YouTube

Penetration Testing

Hack The Box walkthrough videos with detailed explanations of techniques.

htbwalkthroughs
Video
John Hammond YouTube

John Hammond YouTube

General

Cybersecurity content including CTF walkthroughs, malware analysis, and tutorials.

ctftutorials
Video
The Cyber Mentor (TCM)

The Cyber Mentor (TCM)

Penetration Testing

Practical ethical hacking courses and content for beginners.

coursesbeginner
Course
InfoSec Community Discord

InfoSec Community Discord

General

Large Discord communities for cybersecurity discussions and CTF teams.

communitydiscord
Community
Red Team Notes

Red Team Notes

Red Team

Collection of red team techniques, tools, and methodologies.

red-teamtechniques
Reference
Malware Bazaar

Malware Bazaar

Malware Analysis

Sharing malware samples with the infosec community for research.

malwaresamples
Tool
VirusTotal

VirusTotal

Malware Analysis

Free service that analyzes files and URLs for malware detection.

malwarescanning
Tool
Shodan

Shodan

Network Security

Search engine for internet-connected devices. Find exposed services and vulnerabilities.

iotsearch
Tool
CrackStation

CrackStation

Cryptography

Free password hash lookup service with massive rainbow tables.

hashcracking
Tool
AWS Security Documentation

AWS Security Documentation

Cloud Security

Official AWS security best practices, guides, and documentation.

awscloud
Documentation
Kubernetes Security

Kubernetes Security

Cloud Security

Comprehensive guide to Kubernetes security from CIS benchmarks to runtime security.

kubernetescontainers
Documentation
DFIR Report

DFIR Report

Digital Forensics

Real intrusion analysis reports detailing threat actor tactics, techniques, and procedures.

dfirintrusion
Blog