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steghide

Steganography hiding tool

defense-evasionRed Team

Matches ATT&CK tactic: Stealth ↗

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Platforms: Linux · Last verified September 6, 2026

Steghide is steganography program which hides bits of a data file in some of the least significant bits of another file in such a way that the existence of the data file is not visible and cannot be proven.

Only use this tool against systems you own or are explicitly authorized to test — see the disclaimer.

Getting started

See the official Kali tool page and upstream homepage linked above for installation and usage details.

Commonly preinstalled on

Kali Linux

Debian-based distribution built for penetration testing and security auditing