Awesome Hacking Resources

---
name: awesome-hacking-resources
description: Awesome Hacking Resources — curated collection of hacking/penetration testing resources (learning, CTF, exploit dev, privilege escalation, OSINT, malware analysis, AI red teaming, vulnerable apps/OS, exploits, forums). GPL-3.0 licensed; referenced externally only, no content copied.
---

# Awesome Hacking Resources

## Overview

This skill integrates **[Awesome Hacking Resources](https://github.com/vitalysim/awesome-hacking-resources)** — a curated collection of hacking and penetration testing resources — into the REA_Skill agent ecosystem.

Covered topics include:
- Learning the skills, YouTube channels, companies, conferences, news
- Reverse engineering, buffer overflow, exploit development
- Privilege escalation (Linux/Windows), OSINT, network scanning/recon
- Malware analysis, AI security / AI red teaming
- Vulnerable web applications, vulnerable OS (Metasploitable, VulnHub)
- Exploits databases, forums, archived conference videos, online communities

**License: GPL-3.0.** This skill only references Awesome Hacking Resources externally and does **not** copy its content into REA_Skill (MIT). Use the source repo for the full resource listings.

## ⚠️ Security & Red Lines (read first)

- **Authorized use only:** Apply techniques/tools from these resources exclusively against systems you own or have explicit, written permission to test.
- **No third-party targets:** Never target systems you are not authorized to assess.
- **You are responsible** for obtaining authorization and complying with applicable law.

## ⚡ Integration with REA

Pair this skill with REA skills for hands-on work:
- `rea-binary-disassembly`, `offensive-exploit-development` — exploit dev & reversing
- `offensive-linux-privesc`, `offensive-windows-boundaries` — privilege escalation
- `offensive-osint`, `offensive-osint-methodology` — OSINT/recon
- `website-security-audit` — web app auditing