# hashcat v6.2.3 — hashcat v6.2.3

- Product: hashcat (https://whatsnew.fyi/product/hashcat)
- Vendor: hashcat team
- Date: 2021-07-16
- Version: v6.2.3
- Original notes: https://github.com/hashcat/hashcat/releases/tag/v6.2.3
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/hashcat/releases/v6.2.3
- Labels: Platforms: Desktop

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- **added** — Add HIP compute backend
- **added** — Add CPU hardware monitor support
- **added** — Add several new hash-modes
- **fixed** — Fix various bugs

Welcome to hashcat 6.2.3 release!

This release adds an entire new compute backend (HIP), CPU hardware monitor support, several new hash-modes, bug fixes and improvements.

This is a minor release. If you are looking for release notes please refer to docs/changes.txt.