What are some common password cracking techniques used by hackers to gain access to accounts?
What are some common password cracking techniques used by hackers to gain access to accounts?
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Common password cracking techniques used by hackers include guessing/brute force attacks, key stroke logging, dictionary attacks, and multi-factor authentication bypasses. Guessing/brute force attacks involve cycling through possible passwords until the correct one is found. Key stroke logging captures keystrokes to unearth passwords or other sensitive data as it's being entered into a device. Dictionary attacks use pre-defined words or phrases to identify potential passwords. Finally, hackers can attempt to bypass two-factor authentication steps or crack cryptographic hashes (e.g., NTLM) in order to gain access to accounts more easily and secretly.
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What are some common password cracking techniques used by hackers to gain access to accounts?
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Some common password cracking techniques used by hackers include brute-force attacks, dictionary attacks, pattern and sequential keyword attacks, cryptographic algorithm guesses, and the use of vulnerable authentication cookies.
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