Kali Linux 2025.2 released with 13 new tools, car hacking updates
by janrinok from SoylentNews on (#6Y264)
An Anonymous Coward writes:
Kali Linux 2025.2, the second release of the year, is now available for download with 13 new tools and an expanded car hacking toolkit.
Designed for cybersecurity professionals and ethical hackers, the Kali Linux distribution facilitates security audits, penetration testing, and network research.
The Kali Team has added many new features and refined the distro's user interface. Notable changes include:
- Renamed and updated car hacking toolset
- Kali Menu and UI refresh
- Updates to Kali NetHunter
- Additional hacking tools
Renamed and expanded car hacking toolkit
In this release, the CAN Arsenal was renamed CARsenal to better reflect its purpose as a car hacking toolset and now has a more user-friendly interface.
The Kali Team has also added new tools, including:
- hlcand: Modified slcand for ELM327 use
- VIN Info: Decode your VIN identifier
- CaringCaribou: Actually provide Listener, Dump, Fuzzer, Send, UDS and XCP modules
- ICSim: Provide a great simulator to play with VCAN and test CARsenal toolset without hardware needed
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