Have to admit it’s sort of nice they give kids a roadmap on where to get started. We all know the easiest way to get a kid to do something is to tell them they can’t or should not, then they list specific item not to do. To bad they did not link to kali.training
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Keep your eyes open this week! We are starting up something awesome for everyone…
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Kali turns 6 years old today!
Thanks to everyone for such a successful six years, and here is to many many more!
Happy 10 year birthday to Kali!
We are excited to announce the 2023.1 release, available now! kali.org/blog/kali-linu With new theme for 2023, desktop updates, new tools. And the premier of Kali Purple, a preview of Kali with a focus on defensive operations.
We promised something awesome, so here you go! Kali 2019.4 is live! kali.org/news/kali-linu
New theme and desktop environment, new Kali Undercover mode, updated way of doing documentation, package your own tools, full Kali desktop on NetHunter, and more!
Kali 2020.1 is up for download!
Big changes yet again, with non-root user by default, a single installer image for multiple desktop enviroments, updates to themes, and more! Not to mention Rootless NetHunter!
kali.org/releases/kali-
Super excited to announce the release of Kali 2023.3! Check out the release blog post at kali.org/blog/kali-linu!
It’s that time! Kali 2023.2 is out!
Featuring Pre-made Hyper-V VM, PipeWire for Xfce and i3 overhaul
Reminder: Python PIP changes are still happening 2023.4
kali.org/blog/kali-linu
Kali running on the Windows 10 Subsystem for Linux : kali.org/tutorials/kali
Today is the big day! Kali 2019.2 release!
Ready for download at offs.ec/2VEkr6v
This release has MAJOR NetHunter updates, 13 new images and new device support. Thanks to the NetHunter team for pushing this forward and for leading this effort.
Who is ready for the first Kali release of 2021?
Kali Linux 2021.1 is ready for download with DE updates, tool updates, more partnerships with tool authors, support for VMs on Apple Silicon, NetHunter updates, and much more!
kali.org/blog/kali-linu
Kali Linux 2018.4 has been released with lots of tool updates, fixes, and an experimental 64-bit image for the Raspberry Pi 3! kali.org/news/kali-linu
Kali Linux 2019.1 has been released with a fresh kernel, ARM improvements and Metasploit 5.0! kali.org/news/kali-linu
Kali 2018.3 released with an updated kernel, lots of tool updates, and new tool additions! kali.org/releases/kali-
Kali is for the children. 👐
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I think @kalilinux is the only OS my daughter (3) has ever used aside from her tablets...I think she approves of the new redesign.
#offsec #kali
Kali Linux 2022.4 is out!
* New platforms (Azure, Generic Cloud/OpenStack, QEMU & Vagrant libvirt)
* NetHunter Pro - Kali Linux on the PinePhone / PinePhone Pro
* New tools
* And more
Download now! kali.org/blog/kali-linu
Time for the Kali 2020.3 release!
kali.org/news/kali-2020
Release of Win-Kex, better HiDPI support, standard tool and kernel updates, and laying the ground work for changes to the default shell.
Ready for download now!
If you don’t update Kali regularly (*cough*), then your archive-keyring package is outdated, and you’ll get key mismatches when working with our repositories. Sucks for you, but at least you can manually update the new key :
wget -q -O - archive.kali.org/archive-key.asc | apt-key add
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For those of you wondering, Raspberry Pi 4 support is coming soon! We are working on it.
Kali Linux now available in the Microsoft App store - offs.ec/2H7giB2 and offs.ec/2H8VQjr | Much thanks and appreciation to and for making this happen!
Thank you for the birthday wishes!
Kali Linux 2018.1 released kali.org/news/kali-linu | The official, free “Kali Linux Revealed” online course has been launched - register today! kali.training | Come train with us!
Who is ready for a Kali update? 2020.2 is now public!
kali.org/news/kali-linu
New KDE theme, PowerShell changes, ARM improvements, and much much more!
Super excited to announce the release of Kali Linux 2021.2. Available for download now: kali.org/blog/kali-linu
This release contains:
The 1st release of Kaboxer
Introduces Kali Tweaks
Totally refreshed Bleeding Edge branches
Massive performance increases for Pi
And much more!
Someone said something about wanting Kali Linux on the Raspberry Pi 4?
kali.org/news/raspberry
Up for download now!
Kali Linux 2021.3 is live and ready for download! kali.org/blog/kali-linu
Featuring: Wide compatibility for OpenSSL, New Kali Tools site kali.org/tools/, NetHunter Smart watch support, and more!
Start downloading here kali.org/get-kali/
We have a Valentine’s Day surprise for everyone - The first Kali Linux release of 2022 is posted and ready for download!
kali.org/blog/kali-linu
Included in this release is:
Visual Refresh
New Kali Everything Image
Legacy SSH support
Accessibility Features
& More!
Really pleased to announce the release of Kali 2020.4 kali.org/news/kali-linu
Tons of changes! Including zsh as a default, partnerships with tool authors, login messages, AWS changes, packaging guidelines, updated Kernel and tools, NetHunter updates, WinKex upgrades and more!
Happy new year!
New year is a good time for major changes, and in that spirit we would like to announce a major change in the Kali security model releasing in the upcoming 2020.1 release - Default Non-Root User.
Read all about it at kali.org/news/kali-defa.
Who is ready for a Monday release of Kali 2022.2?
Featuring -
Kali Unkaputtbar - BTRFS snapshops!
WIn-KeX 3.1
Gnome & KDE Version updates
New tools!
Terminal Enhancements
WPS attacks added to NetHunter
And more!
Ready for download or update now!
kali.org/blog/kali-linu
Kali shows up in the strangest places…
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We've waited long enough. It's time to get back to work.
Watch the first trailer for the Final Season of #MrRobot, premiering 10.6 on @USA_Network.
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Kali 2021.4 is ready for download! Check out our release notes at kali.org/blog/kali-linu including better Apple M1 support, changes to Samba, updates to GUI and a ton more.
Check it out!
Just in time for #BHUSA, we are excited to announce the release of Kali Linux 2022.3!
kali.org/blog/kali-linu
Check out the link to see all about the new features, our new discord server, the latest NetHunter updates, and more!
Enjoy BlackHat and DefCon everyone!
Announcing a new Kali Linux Certification, and a new official Kali book, to be released at USA, 2017 offs.ec/2jLFS3G
We are overwhelmed with the community support and all of the kind tweets over the last 24 hours regarding Kali’s birthday.
We are very very excited for you to see what the next year will bring. Expect many major changes and exciting developments!
So who needs a 2019.3 Kali release? Get it while it’s hot!
kali.org/releases/kali-
Does NetHunter + KeX + Kali Undercover == The best Windows Phone ever?
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Mr. Robot and Kali - All about how the Mr. Robot ARG was solved.
kali.org/news/mr-robot-
Now available on Amazon - “Kali Linux Revealed” (paperback) offs.ec/2tgZtzJ Free online course release on 26th of July - get ready!
HoHoHo - brings anyone getting a new Android this year a nice holiday surprise:
Install Kali NetHunter without rooting your Android phone kali.org/docs/nethunter
Latest Kali Linux updates and 2017.1 release announcement - offs.ec/2q1IjSP Get your ISO, VM and ARM images while they're hot!
Going to the Australian CyberCon?
Join us at the Offensive Security booth Tuesday & Wednesday during lunch for a special Kali unveil.
In case anyone missed it, Kali on the Raspberry Pi 4 dropped today:
kali.org/news/raspberry
This has been a high demand item, so wanted to tweet this out - Official Kali Linux image is now on Azure azuremarketplace.microsoft.com/en-us/marketpl
This is brand new, so would not be surprised if there are some bumps along the way. Please report any issues to us at bugs.kali.org.
pip install is on the way out! Installing Python packages going forward must be done via APT. Python packages coming from other sources should be installed in virtual environments.
Full story: kali.org/blog/python-ex
More details about the look+feel differences and the thought process going on behind the scenes on the newest Kali release.
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New @Kalilinux 2020.1 release!! 
Find out all new the themes and designs:
Kali 2020.1 visual updates | DяA drasite.com/blog/Kali+2020
Find out all new the themes and designs:
Kali 2020.1 visual updates | DяA drasite.com/blog/Kali+2020
Looks great!
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You mean you don’t use Photoshop to edit your wallpaper and customize the terminal theme for two hours to make your @kalilinux vm more 
pink the moment you set it up? 
pink the moment you set it up? 
Have a Raspberry Pi? Want to do full disk encryption? With remote unlock?
Well do we have the blog post for you!
kali.org/tutorials/secu
Update to the instructions allowing remote LUKS unlock on Kali. Secure your leave behind devices!
Kali4Kids - Now with a special edition HTML source code decoder!
Kali is for the children! 👐
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Through a multi-step process, an individual took the records of at least three educators, decoded the HTML source code, and viewed the SSN of those specific educators.
We notified the Cole County prosecutor and the Highway Patrol’s Digital Forensic Unit will investigate.
Readers added context
The Governor is inferring the journalist hacked information (social security numbers) that is readily available to anyone on an webpage by viewing source code or pressing the F12 button.
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We never target and try to get new Linux users at all, but we do really get our fair share.
While some had to do with Mr. Robot, that slowed down a lot after the show finished its run.
Anymore, I think it’s just because we have the best UI. 😎
This is still in development, but we are so excited could not wait any longer to show everyone. Today seemed like the perfect day for this announcement. Check out Kali 4 Kids!
kids.kali.org
This is what all of us wish we had back when we were in school!
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Need something fun to kick off your weekend? We just released the new seamless version of Win-KeX for all you WSL 2 users. kali.org/news/win-kex-v
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We just retired the old BackTrack Forums and Wiki. Goodbye and farewell.
As promised, here are the Def Con 2017 packet hacking village Kali dojo presentations and workshop walk-throughs - offs.ec/2vwCuTB
We’re very excited about the release of the free ebook “Kali Linux Revealed” in 2 days! Watch our twitter account on the 26th.
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In case you missed it, Powershell was added to the Kali repo late last week.
Special thanks to for doing the leg work necessary to make this happen.
Having a brief outage on the kali.org website tonight thanks to a DDOS that is ongoing.
Its good to be loved! 🥰
Things should be back soon.
Ok Kali people - What’s your favorite terminal that also supports ligatures?
Asking for no reason! 😉
We’ve made a couple of short instructional videos on getting up and running with Kali over WSL on Windows 10, including installation and recovery : offs.ec/2I7pSoV
Awesome mid-cycle NetHunter Updates! Big thanks to & #DJY
Nexus 6P&OP7 refresh
Xiaomi Mi 9T
more wifi drivers w/injection
USB Arsenal for HID and more
wlan0 monitor mode for snapdragon SOCs
& more
kali.org/news/kali-neth
With the new update of openvpn 2.6 the deprecated `cipher` option has finally been dropped. If your openvpn client file doesn't work any more try replacing the `cipher` parameter with `data-ciphers` inside the same file.
Did you know how easy it is to install #PowerShell in Kali Linux? Our latest post shows you how to get up and running quickly: kali.org/tutorials/inst
~1000 new students signed up to the Kali Linux Revealed free class over the past couple of days. We love it when a plan comes together(™). Come train with us! kali.training
Y’all know about the *searchable* HTML version of “Kali Linux Revealed” which includes additional exercises, right? offs.ec/2vQfIpL
New Blog Post - Kali Community Themes kali.org/blog/kali-comm
Everyone loves the default Kali themes, but some people like too heavily customize their install to make it their own. In this community blog post we discuss customizations some have made along with their configs.
We have pushed out 2020.1b of Kali.
kali.org/downloads/
For any of you still experience installer issues this should resolve the last of them. Thanks for the feedback on the various edge conditions, that really helped tracking everything down.
There are a lot of changes coming with the upcoming Python2 EOL.
Here we break down what’s going on and how it impacts Kali. Along with some guidance on how you can contribute to help the community in this transition.
kali.org/news/python-2-
We are really, really excited to announce the Kali NetHunter App Store Beta: kali.org/news/kali-neth
Super exciting news for Android users using rooted and non-rooted phones. NetHunter or stock Android users both can make use of this.
Using Wireguard on Kali Linux - offs.ec/2MkYAfF
We had been hearing a lot of good things about Wireguard, and wanted to give it a try to see what all the fuss was about. We put together a nice little tutorial on how to get it up, running, and configured on Kali.
Kali Linux 1.1.0 available kali.org/news/kali-linu | Our first dot release in 2 years, with some awesome features kali.org/kali-linux-fea
Whats everyone’s favorite hardware to run bare metal Kali installs on?
Fav server? Fav desktop? Fav laptop? Fav NetHunter device?
Everyone doing penetration testing knows the pain of needing to use an older tool that no longer works on modern operating systems. To help improve that situation, the Kali team is proud to introduce Kaboxer!
kali.org/blog/introduci
Introducing the officially maintained Kali Linux image in Vagrant Cloud!
offs.ec/2E8lpnX
The next generation of Kali Linux - a real rolling distribution. Version 2016.1 released, get it while it's hot - offs.ec/1npW38e
Here is looking at you kid. 👁
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In Kali 2021.4 the sound was broken for some users. This can be fixed by running sudo apt update && sudo apt full-upgrade then rebooting the machine.
We have released a 2021.4a image with this issue corrected.
Happy New Year!
There you go! Thats the sort of dedication we like to see!
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Some of you may have upgraded while a gnome update was going into place and ended up with a broken GDM3 login panel.
If that happened press “CTRL+ALT+F3” to get terminal access and then do “sudo apt update && sudo apt dist-upgrade -y”. Ensure that gnome-shell 3.36 is pulled in.
Looks like an upstream package from Debian is breaking gnome. Hold off updating until we can correct, or switch from GDM to lightdm first.
With a release imminent, we wanted to take a quick moment to discuss one of our more significant upcoming changes: our selection of metapackages. These alterations are designed to optimize Kali, reduce ISO size, and better organize metapackages:
kali.org/news/major-met
We did the Kali song (youtube.com/watch?v=LycUI0), and the Kali shoe (hvnd.studio/products/kali-). This week we have the Kali puzzle challenge!
The Mr. Robot ARG Society has wished Kali Linux happy birthday! Their gift? Some puzzles for you! 10year.kali.org Prizes include AWE!
Big public thanks to for their contribution to Kali as documented at offs.ec/30SM8MG.
Next time your update goes fast, be sure to say a word of thanks to and for their help on making this happen.
Want first dibs on the “Kali Linux Revealed” book and KLCP cert? Register now before it's too late! bit.ly/2plFDBy
Thanks to for a really nice article about the 10 year birthday of Kali theregister.com/2023/03/15/kal The celebration is not over, more items coming next week!
The Raspberry Pi has proven itself to be a very popular platform over the years, and we always focused on giving it strong support.
Want to run the Pi with full disk encryption? Check out our new post at:
kali.org/blog/secure-ka
Really excited about a new platform we have added support for today, the Gemini PDA! offs.ec/2AZzVd9
has assisted our team with this port, so thanks to him and the team for their hard work. Awesome platform giving you full Kali in your pocket.
Microsoft updated the preview builds of Win10 to support WSL2 on ARM64 today. We tested Kali, and it’s working out of the box same as WSL2 on x64. WSL2 does open up sockets, so more usable for sure.
Nice way of running some additional native ARM code on a ARM windows laptop.