Security News > 2016 > June > Developing Hashcat, a tool for advanced password recovery (Help Net Security)

As general-purpose computing on graphics processing units (GPGPU) became more viable around 2009, professional software developer Jens “atom” Steube wanted to understand the technology. He was on the lookout for a piece of software that could make use of high performance computing, something that will be helpful to many users. Steube had a background in information security and was a prolific bug hunter. He found many exploitable security holes, and practiced responsible disclosure. Since he … More →

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