← All Kali Issues
Steghide
Cannot extract data
F Forensics
Medium
🔴 Error Message
Steghide extraction failed
📖 What This Means
Wrong passphrase or no hidden data.
🔧 Step-by-Step Fix
- Try empty password: steghide extract -sf image.jpg -p ""
- Brute force: stegseek image.jpg wordlist.txt
- File may not contain hidden data
- Only works with JPEG and BMP