Github Top Trending: Top AI Hacker Helps You Find Vulnerabilities, 365 Days Without Rest

2/14/2026
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Github Top Trending: Top AI Hacker Helps You Find Vulnerabilities, 365 Days Without Rest

Today I'm going to introduce a project that just hit the top of the Github trending list -- Shannon, a fully automated AI penetration testing tool that has already garnered 17000+ stars.

Shannon

What is Shannon?

Shannon is an AI-powered automated penetration testing tool. It can perform security tests on your system 24/7 without interruption, discovering potential security vulnerabilities.

Shannon features

Core Features

1. Fully Automated Operation

Shannon can fully automate the penetration testing process without manual intervention. It automatically identifies targets, selects attack vectors, executes tests, and generates reports.

2. Professional-Grade Reports

Professional Report

The generated security reports are very professional, containing vulnerability details, risk levels, remediation recommendations, and other content that can be directly used for compliance audits.

3. OWASP Vulnerability Coverage

OWASP Coverage

Covers OWASP Top 10 common vulnerability types, including SQL injection, XSS, CSRF, authentication bypass, and other mainstream security issues.

4. Code-Aware Dynamic Testing

Code Awareness

Shannon can understand the code structure of the application being tested and perform more intelligent dynamic testing, improving the accuracy of vulnerability discovery.

5. Parallel Processing Capability

Parallel Processing

Supports multi-target parallel testing, greatly improving testing efficiency, suitable for large enterprises to conduct security assessments on multiple systems simultaneously.

Applicable Scenarios

  • Internal enterprise security teams conduct continuous security testing
  • Integrate automated security scanning in the DevSecOps process
  • Security companies provide penetration testing services
  • Developers conduct code security self-checks

Project Address

GitHub: https://github.com/entropy-research/shannon

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