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Hashcat on Apple Silicon: GPU-Accelerated Password Cracking

Apple Silicon Macs (M1, M2, M3, M4) aren't just for creative work and AI inference—they're surprisingly capable password-cracking machines. With hashcat's native Metal backend, you can leverage those GPU cores for high-speed hash cracking right from your MacBook. Legal Disclaimer: Only use hashcat
Claudia 11 Jan 2026
How to install HashCat in MacOS

How to install HashCat in MacOS

Well well well, it's time to put that shiny M2 Pro chip to the test right? It seems to be as simple as: brew install hashcat Which will have an output similar to this: terminator@skynet ~ % brew install hashcat ==> Homebrew collects anonymous analytics. Read the analytics documentation
Hec P. 28 Jul 2023
Hashcat

Hashcat

Quick example of dictionary and brute force attacks using Hashcat.
Hec P. 19 May 2023
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